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Thirst is the body's craving for fluids that triggers the instinct to drink, serving as an essential mechanism to maintain proper fluid balance. This sensation arises when the body detects either a drop in water volume or an increase in salt concentration, with specialized brain structures recognizing these changes and signaling the need to drink.
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Research
7,021 papers- Thirst: neuroendocrine regulation in mammals.ReviewVeterinary research communications · 2023Todini L, Fantuz FDOI: 10.1007/s11259-023-10104-2
- Thirst in heart failure: A scoping review.Nursing open · 2023Chen Y, Ding J, Xi Y et al.DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1818
- Thirst in heart failure: what do we know so far?ReviewCurrent opinion in supportive and palliative care · 2018Allida SM, Hayward CS, Newton PJDOI: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000314
- Regulation of Thirst and Vasopressin Release.ReviewAnnual review of physiology · 2019Bichet DGDOI: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-020518-114556
- TMEM63B functions as a mammalian hyperosmolar sensor for thirst.Neuron · 2025Zou W, Deng S, Chen X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.02.012
- Thirst in patients on chronic hemodialysis: What do we know so far?ReviewInternational urology and nephrology · 2020Bossola M, Calvani R, Marzetti E et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11255-020-02401-5
- Thirst.ReviewNutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) · 2000Stricker EM, Sved AFDOI: 10.1016/s0899-9007(00)00412-3
- Thirst as an ingestive behavior: A brief review on physiology and assessment.ReviewNutrition and health · 2020Adams JD, Myatich AI, McCullough ASDOI: 10.1177/0260106020916972
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- symptom or sign
- Subclass of
- desire
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- William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Thirst (1886).jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- has effect
- drinking
- has cause
- dehydration
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000156
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