Divergent mechanism regulating fluid intake and metabolism by the brain renin-angiotensin system

Curt D Sigmund1

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA. curt-sigmund@uiowa.edu

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