A method for recording and analyzing intra-oral negative pressure in suckling rat pups.
A method for recording and analyzing intra-oral negative pressure in suckling rat pups is described. The technique is capable of detecting changes in sucking frequency, rate and amplitude. Three separate patterns of sucking are defined on the basis of these measures.
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D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D009055:Mouth / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011312:Pressure; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013391:Sucking Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology