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rise, together with blood pressure, which is the second desired outcome
(Figure 44).
Angiotensin-II, produced as a result of communal labor among the
kidney, liver and lungs, has another very important function: to stimulate
into action a special region of the brain known as the thirst region.
However, there is a major obstacle facing angiotensin-II. That is be-
cause in order to protect the brain, a very selective system that makes pas-
sage from the blood to the brain tissue difficult, known as the blood-brain
barrier. But there are one or two points in the brain in which this system is
not present, one being the thirst center. Thanks to this special creation, the
thirst center is stimulated and the individual develops an urge to drink 8
(Figure 45).
Figure 45.
Angiotensin II stimulates the thirst region in the brain, and a person thus feels
the urge to drink.
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