Why Can’t Rodents Vomit? A Comparative Behavioral, Anatomical, and Physiological Study

The vomiting (emetic) reflex is documented in numerous mammalian species, including primates and carnivores, yet laboratory rats and mice appear to lack this response. It is unclear whether these rodents do not vomit because of anatomical constraints (e.g., a relatively long abdominal esophagus) or...

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Autores principales: Horn, Charles C., Kimball, Bruce A., Wang, Hong, Kaus, James, Dienel, Samuel, Nagy, Allysa, Gathright, Gordon R., Yates, Bill J., Andrews, Paul L. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3622671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23593236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060537

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3622671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23593236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060537

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