Organisms

Suckling Animals

Young, unweaned mammals. Refers to nursing animals whether nourished by their biological mother, foster mother, or bottle fed.

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Abstract

Young, unweaned mammals. Refers to nursing animals whether nourished by their biological mother, foster mother, or bottle fed.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Animals, Suckling
  • Animal, Suckling
  • Suckling Animal

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Aspects Covered

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

suckled by mother or by bottle; coord with specific suckling; NIM when exper animal; suckling of animals (the act, as in the eff of suckling on animal physiol) goes under LACTATION; do not forget also to check tag ANIMALS

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History Note

87(79); was see under ANIMALS 1979-86

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Suckling Animals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000833. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000833
  2. Suckling Animals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2379143