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Suckling in Newborn Rats: Eliminated by Nipple Lavage, Reinstated by Pup Saliva
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Chemical lavage of the nipples of anesthetized maternal rats virtually eliminated suckling by their 4- to 5-day-old pups. Normal suckling was immediately reinstated, however, by painting a vacuum distillate of the wash or of pup saliva onto the nipples. Thus, a substance necessary to direct and release suckling, possibly rat pup saliva, appears to coat the nipple surface.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Teicher, M. H., & Blass, E. M.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1976-07-30
- Volume
- 193
- Issue
- 4251
- Pages
- 422-425
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1988315723
- Cited by
- 199
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 28.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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