Abstract
CELLULAR dehydration1–4 and hypovolaemia5–7 are both conditions which cause thirst, and because both occur in thirst associated with water deprivation, it is essential for theoretical accounts of drinking behaviour8,9 to understand how the two dipsogenic stimuli interact.
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CORBIT, J. Cellular Dehydration and Hypovolaemia are Additive in producing Thirst. Nature 218, 886–887 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218886a0
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