Drinking by amphibious fish: convergent evolution of thirst mechanisms during vertebrate terrestrial...
Drinking by amphibious fish: convergent evolution of thirst mechanisms during vertebrate terrestrialization
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Thirst aroused in the forebrain by angiotensin II (AngII) or buccal drying motivates terrestrial vertebrates to search for water, whereas aquatic fish can drink surrounding water only by reflex swallowing generated in the hindbrain. Indeed, AngII induces drinking through the hindbrain even after removal of the whole forebrain in aquatic fish. Here...
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Drinking by amphibious fish: convergent evolution of thirst mechanisms during vertebrate terrestrialization
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5766589
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5766589
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-017-18611-4
