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Suckling Reflex

The suckling reflex is a neonatal primitive reflex, categorized under reflex physiology, that is characterized by rhythmic, involuntary jaw and tongue movements in response to stimulation of the palate or lips, enabling initiation of breastfeeding through coordinated oromotor activity.

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THE MILK-EJECTION REFLEX OF THE RAT: A 20- TO 40-FOLD ACCELERATION IN THE FIRING OF PARAVENTRICULAR NEURONES DURING OXYTOCIN RELEASE

J.B. Wakerley, D. W. LINCOLN · Journal of Endocrinology · 1973 · 334 citations

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THE MILK-EJECTION REFLEX OF THE RAT: AN INTERMITTENT FUNCTION NOT ABOLISHED BY SURGICAL LEVELS OF ANAESTHESIA

D. W. LINCOLN, ALISON HILL, J.B. Wakerley · Journal of Endocrinology · 1973 · 316 citations

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First Suckling Response of the Newborn Albino Rat: The Roles of Olfaction and Amniotic Fluid

Martin H. Teicher, Elliott M. Blass · Science · 1977 · 282 citations

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Prenatal and postnatal determinants of the 1st suckling episode in albino rats

Patricia E. Pedersen, Elliott M. Blass · Developmental Psychobiology · 1982 · 279 citations

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The ‘anatomy’ of infant sucking

M. W. Woolridge · Midwifery · 1986 · 259 citations

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Authors

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  1. EM
    Elliott M. Blass

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. EI
    Elena I. Varlinskaya

    Binghamton University, United States

    5 publications · 209 citations

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  3. WP
    William P. Smotherman

    Binghamton University, United States

    5 publications · 159 citations

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  4. ES
    Evgeniy S. Petrov

    Binghamton University, United States

    5 publications · 209 citations

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  5. WG
    W. G. Hall

    Duke University, United States

    4 publications · 252 citations

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Institutions

102

  1. Binghamton University

    Binghamton, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    580 citations

  2. John Brown University

    Siloam Springs, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    400 citations

  3. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    597 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    607 citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    252 citations

  7. University of Fukui

    Fukui-shi, Japan

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  8. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Bronx, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    526 citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 9 publications · 317 citations

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  2. Behavioral Neuroscience

    7 publications · 542 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 110 citations

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  4. Physiology & Behavior

    6 publications · 340 citations

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