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Sucking Behavior

Known as: Behavior, Sucking, Behaviors, Sucking, Sucking Behaviors 
Any suction exerted by the mouth; response of the mammalian infant to draw milk from the breast. Includes sucking on inanimate objects. Not to be… 
National Institutes of Health

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Oral behaviors
aspects of radiation effectsnonnutritive suckingphysiological aspects

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2015
2015
Molecular Mechanism Underlying the Entomotoxic Effect of Colocasia esculenta Tuber Agglutinin against Dysdercus cingulatus
Colocasia esculenta tuber agglutinin (CEA), a mannose binding lectin, exhibits insecticidal efficacy against different hemipteran… 
2013
2013
Measurement of tongue-artificial nipple contact force in infants with sucking difficulties
Infants are known to suckle and ingest breast milk by wrapping the tongue around a nipple, writhing the tongue, and pressing the… 
2010
2010
Neonatal sucking behavior: Comparison of perioral movement during breast‐feeding and bottle feeding
Background:  The aim of the present study was to compare orofacial motion and mouth angle during breast‐feeding and bottle… 
2009
2009
Supplementation with cup-feeding as a substitute for bottle-feeding to promote breastfeeding.
BACKGROUND Few studies have provided evidence to verify that bottle-feeding has negative effects on breastfeeding. There is… 
1997
1997
Oxytocin‐Induced Paw Sucking in Infant Rats
In addition to the role of oxytocin in affiliative behaviors of adult mammals, some evidence also indicates that oxytocin may… 
1987
1987
Influence of feeding and non-nutritive sucking methods on the development of the dental arches: longitudinal study of the first 18 months of life.
The purpose of this study is to examine various maxillary and mandibular dental arch parameters in 122 infants over an 18-month… 
1978
1978
Aberrations in Sucking Behavior of Low‐birthweight Infants
The purpose of this study was to determine (1) if infants of low birthweight who had been severely stressed during the perinatal… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Neonatal nutritive sucking: effects of taste stimulation upon sucking rhythm and heart rate.
The sucking behavior and heart rate of 22 full-term newborns were recorded. Half of the infants sucked for 9 minutes in 3 blocks… 
1975
1975
Narcotic addiction in the newborn: differences in behavior generated by methadone and heroin.
The nutritive sucking performance of congenitally addicted infants undergoing narcotic withdrawal was used to provide objective… 
1967
1967
Effect of Nutrient upon the Sucking Behavior of Newborn Infants
&NA; Neonatal sucking behavior varies as a function of the nutrient used. Test feedings showed significant intertrial consistency… 
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