Zhang D M, Stellar E, Epstein A N
Physiol Behav. 1984 Apr;32(4):677-81. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(84)90325-1.
Rats that have no need for sodium will run to small rewards of 3% NaCl solution in a runway after they have been treated with both a mineralocorticoid and angiotensin II. When given alone at the low doses used here, neither the mineralocorticoid nor the angiotensin produce the behavior. This result encourages the idea that it is a synergy of the hormones of sodium conservation, angiotensin and aldosterone, that apprises the brain of the need for salt and generates the appetite for the taste of salt.
对钠没有需求的大鼠，在接受盐皮质激素和血管紧张素II治疗后，会在跑道上奔向少量3%氯化钠溶液作为奖励。当单独给予此处使用的低剂量时，盐皮质激素和血管紧张素都不会产生这种行为。这一结果支持了这样一种观点，即保钠激素血管紧张素和醛固酮协同作用，向大脑传达对盐的需求并产生对盐味的食欲。
