Thirst

Klappentext This book describes the control of thirst and water intake! and the physiology and psychology of drinking. Zusammenfassung First published in 1982! this book describes the control of thirst and water intake! and the physiology and psychology of drinking. Although this book is intended primarily for students of psychology! physiology and medicine! it should be of interest to all those concerned with the scientific study of thirst and with the physiological and neural bases of behaviour. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Jeffrey Gray; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamentals of fluid intake and output; 3. The origins of thirst; 4. The initiation of drinking; 5. The maintenance of drinking; 6. The termination of drinking; 7. The neural control of drinking; 8. Pharmacology of drinking; 9. Problems of thirst and fluid balance; 10. The control of normal drinking; 11. Future directions; References; Index.

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• Autori: Barbara J. Rolls, Edmund T. Rolls
• Con la collaborazione di: Jeffrey Gray (Editore)
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521297189
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29718-9
• Serie: Cambridge Surveys of Economic
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica