Journal article
Phenotyping neurons activated in the mouse brain during restoration of salt debt
Craig M Smith, Joshua Cross, Izel M Eraslan, Aparna Attawar, Sarah Ch'ng, Poshmaal Dhar, Rasika Samarasinghe, Laura Gray, Andrew J Lawrence
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy | ELSEVIER | Published : 2019
Abstract
Salt overconsumption contributes to hypertension, which is a major risk factor for stroke, heart and kidney disease. Characterising neuronal pathways that may control salt consumption is therefore important for developing novel approaches for reducing salt overconsumption. Here, we identify neurons within the mouse central amygdala (CeA), lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN), intermediate nucleus of the solitary tract (iNTS), and caudal NTS (cNTS) that are activated and display Fos immunoreactivity in mice that have consumed salt in order to restore a salt debt, relative to salt replete and salt depleted controls. Double-label immunohistochemical studies revealed that salt restoring mice had ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council Australia, Project Grants APP1079891 and APP1141724. AJL is a NHMRC Principal Fellow (1116930). We acknowledge support from the Victorian State Government Operational Infrastructure Scheme.