Dipsogen

A '''dipsogen''' (from Greek: δίψα (dipsa), "thirst" and the suffix -gen, "to create") is an agent that causes thirst.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dipsogen |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095720156 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

A common example is Angiotensin II (ANG II), which is a potent dipsogen in all vertebrate species except cyclostomes, hagfishes and lampreys.<ref name="Santollo2024">{{cite journal |last1=Santollo |first1=Jessica |last2=Daniels |first2=Derek |title=Fluid transitions |journal=Neuropharmacology |date=15 September 2024 |volume=256 |article-number=110009 |doi=10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110009 |pmid=38823577 |pmc=11184821 |issn=1873-7064}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=Takei |first=Yoshio |title=The gastrointestinal tract as an endocrine/neuroendocrine/paracrine organ: organization, chemical messengers and physiological targets |date=2010 |work=Fish Physiology |volume=30 |pages=261–317 |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1546509810030074 |access-date=2026-06-01 |publisher=Elsevier |language=en |doi=10.1016/s1546-5098(10)03007-4 |isbn=978-0-12-374982-6 |last2=Loretz |first2=Christopher A.}}</ref> Adrenomedullin (AM) is another potent dipsogen.

Anti-dipsogenic hormones are substances that inhibit drinking. Examples of these include atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and ghrelin (GRLN).<ref name=":0" />

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==External links== * [http://www.anaesthesiamcq.com/FluidBook/fl5_5.php 'Fluid Physiology' by Kerry Brandis (from http://www.anaesthesiamcq.com)]

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