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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0666019
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The cortical location of hunger and thirst: a multifunctional study in sheep. The escalating problems associated with obesity are immense. These effects contribute to a global epidemic that now eclipses both infectious diseases and (ironically) undernutrition in its proportions. The effects of disorders of thirst are less apparent but potentially devastating albeit on a smaller scale. The elderly and psychotic in the community have impaired thirst mechanisms which impacts on their life in a dramatic way particularly during prolonged hot weather. The aims of these experiments are to understand the basic brain mechanisms that underpin these drives. This understanding will have far reaching repercussions for the community both in terms of promoting good health and in preventative health care.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2006
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $222,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Animal Physiology—Systems | Central Nervous System | Neurosciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Neurosciences
