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thirst centre

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role in homeostasis

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    In human disease: Fluid and electrolyte balance

    …for a few days, the thirst center, located in the hypothalamus deep within the brain, would send out messages that would be translated into the feeling of thirst. At the same time a hormone from the posterior pituitary gland known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH; vasopressin) would be secreted. This hormone,…

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