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Adult male, female, and ovariectomized rats were subjected to osmotic stress via hypertonic NaCl stomach loads. Males and ovariectomized females, in addition to increasing water intake, responded to the stressor by decreasing food intake and losing weight 24 h after the load was administered. Female rats did not decrease food intake but did increase water intake. The results were interpreted in terms of female sex hormone activity which affects renal function.
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This research was supported in part by a faculty research grant from the University of Richmond, Richmond, Va. 23220.
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Kozub, F.J. Male-female differences in response to stomach loads of hypertonic NaCl in rats. Psychon Sci 28, 149–151 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328690
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