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Sodium appetite in lactating rats.

E Thiels1, J G Verbalis, E M Stricker

  • 1Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260.

Behavioral Neuroscience
|October 1, 1990
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Lactating rats do not always develop a sodium appetite, even with sodium loss through milk. Sodium appetite in rats is triggered by sodium deficiency or low plasma volume, not solely by lactation.

Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Lactation involves significant sodium loss, potentially leading to sodium deficiency.
  • Sodium appetite is a crucial regulatory mechanism for maintaining sodium balance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether lactation inherently triggers a pronounced sodium appetite in rats.
  • To determine the conditions under which lactating rats exhibit sodium appetite.

Main Methods:

  • Lactating rats were provided sodium-deficient diets and saline access.
  • Plasma volume was reduced using polyethylene glycol (PEG) in some rats.
  • Sodium intake was compared between lactating, virgin female, and male rats under different dietary conditions.

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Main Results:

  • Lactating rats on sodium-deficient diets did not show increased saline intake.
  • Sodium loss via milk was compensated by basal saline intake.
  • Colloid-induced hypovolemia increased saline intake in lactating rats, but not more than in other groups.
  • Lactating rats significantly increased NaCl intake only after dietary sodium deprivation.

Conclusions:

  • Pronounced sodium appetite is not an inevitable consequence of lactation in rats.
  • Sodium appetite in lactating rats is primarily driven by hypovolemia or sodium deficiency, similar to non-lactating rats.