“…Furthermore, the magnitude and chemospecificity of a depletion-induced sodium appetite is compromised in rats after transection of the CT (Breslin, Spector, & Grill, 1993; Breslin, Spector, & Grill, 1995; Frankmann, Sollars, & Bernstein, 1996; Markison, St. John, & Spector, 1995; O'Keefe, Schumm, & Smith, 1994; Sollars & Bernstein, 1992). Damage to this nerve has also been shown to cause impairments in behavioral responsiveness to NaCl in the hamster (Barry, Larson, & Frank, 1993, 1996; Yamamoto, Matsuo, Kiyomitsu, & Kitamura, 1988).…”