| Literature DB >> 6534500 |
J A Weijnen, J Wouters, J M van Hest.
Abstract
Licking behavior of rats appeared to be interrupted periodically for about 20 ms. Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence is presented which indicates that during this period swallowing occurs. The hypothesis was tested that swallowing initiation depends on the volume of water that has accumulated in the oral cavity during drinking. No support for this hypothesis was obtained when the flow rate of water through the drinking tube was manipulated. Alternative hypotheses are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6534500 DOI: 10.1159/000118857
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Behav Evol ISSN: 0006-8977 Impact factor: 1.808