Physiological and behavioral consequences in rats of water recycling during lactation.
Physiological and behavioral consequences in rats of water recycling during lactation.
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哺乳期水循环对大鼠的生理和行为影响。
DOI:
10.1037/h0077753
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发表时间:
1981
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通讯作者:
Alberts,JR
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作者:
Friedman,MI;Bruno,JP;Alberts,JR
Reports that radioactive water injected into 10-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats could be recovered the following day from their mothers' blood. This transfer of water was nearly eliminated by ligating the injected pups' urethras, a result indicating that mother rats consume their offspring's urine. Preventing urine consumption by ligating urethras of all pups in a litter doubled the plasma volume deficit in dams produced by 24 hrs of water deprivation alone and led to increased isotonic saline but not water intake following water deprivation. Dams' daily water intake increased after they were deprived of pup urine, and their pup-licking behavior increased following water deprivation. Findings from 3 experiments indicate that urine consumption by mother rats has both physiological and behavioral consequences and suggest that pup licking is, in part, an ingestive behavior.(16 ref)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)