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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Thirst
    sub title: Physiological and Psychological Aspects
  name:
    name part: Ramsay, David J.
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Booth, David.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 1991
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 509 pages 91 illustrations)
  abstract: At one time or another, everyone has said "I am thirsty". Yet what causes this sensation of thirst? It is obvious that a certain quantity of fluid must be present for the body to function normally. How does a water deficit in the body then influence drinking habits? But supposing the physiological need is met, what about the psychological need or social need? Water is certainly the most necessary fluid; then why do we humans often prefer other beverages, even at great cost of effort or money or health? The subject of thirst and drinking behavior are uniquely discussed in this book. For the first time both the physiological and the psychological aspects of water and beverage consumption are examined in one volume. The many recent developments concerning how a lack of water is signalled physiologically and processed neurally to affect drinking behavior are critically surveyed. Prospects for understanding the cultural and sensory influences on beverage consumption are mapped out. The thirty-one chapters by authorities in the field were all mutually reviewed and revised in the light of precirculated comments and round-table discussions. Together they provide a complete picture of the current state of knowledge on what determines fluid consumption in human beings and animals.
  table of contents: Perspectives on Thirst -- Physiological Influences on Drinking -- Neural Pathways of Water Deficit Signals -- Behavioural Organization of Drinking -- Determinants of Human Fluid Intake -- Variations in Human Fluid Intake -- A Concluding View -- Subject Index.
  note: edited by David J. Ramsay, David Booth.
  note: Electronic resource.
  subject:
    topic: Medicine
  subject:
    topic: Human physiology
  subject:
    topic: Biochemistry
  subject:
    topic: Biochemistry
  subject:
    topic: Human physiology
  subject:
    topic: Medicine
  classification: QP34-38
  classification: 612
  related item:
    title info:
      title: ILSI human nutrition reviews
  identifier: 9781447118176 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 1447118170 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 9781447118190
  identifier: 1447118197
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record content source: AU@
    record creation date: 121227
    record change date: 20260420200654.3
    record identifier: in00003577375
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng