A thirst-provoking agent.
Dipsogen
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(dĭp'sə-jən, -jĕn')
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n.
A thirst-provoking agent.
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A dipsogen is an agent that causes thirst. (From Greek dypsa, "thirst" and the suffix -gen, "to create".)
Physiology
Angiotensin II is thought to be a powerful dipsogen, and is one of the products of the renin-angiotensin pathway, a biological homeostatic mechanism for the regulation of electrolytes and water.
External references
'Fluid Physiology' by Kerry Brandis -from http://www.anaesthesiamcq.com
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