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The lateral parabrachial nucleus induces thirst by stimulating the median preoptic nucleus.[1]
It gets its name from its location relative to the superior cerebellar peduncles, which is also known as the "brachia conjunctiva".
References
- ^ M.J. McKinley and A.K. Johnson (2004). "The Physiological Regulation of Thirst and Fluid Intake". News in Physiological Sciences 19 (1): 1-6. Retrieved on 2006-06-02.
External links
- Menani JV, Thunhorst RL, Johnson AK (January 1996). "Lateral parabrachial nucleus and serotonergic mechanisms in the control of salt appetite in rats". Am. J. Physiol. 270 (1 Pt 2): R162–8. PMID 8769798.
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