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Science 12 May 1972:
Vol. 176. no. 4035, pp. 685 - 686
DOI: 10.1126/science.176.4035.685
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Tongue Cooling during Drinking: A Regulator of Water Intake in Rats

Gregory Kapatos 1 and Richard M. Gold 1

1 Department of Psychology, State University of New York, Cortland

Rats that had been deprived of water for 23frac12 hours were presented with water for 30 minutes per day. As the temperature of the water was increased from 12°to 36°C (body temperature), the total water intake for 30 minutes increased 71 percent. Tongue cooling during drinking appears to suppress drinking in anticipation of extracellular hydration.


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