Sucking Behavior

"Sucking Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Any suction exerted by the mouth; response of the mammalian infant to draw milk from the breast. Includes sucking on inanimate objects. Not to be used for thumb sucking, which is indexed under fingersucking.

Descriptor ID	D013391
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.916
Concept/Terms	Sucking Behavior Sucking Behavior Behavior, Sucking Behaviors, Sucking Sucking Behaviors

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Sucking Behavior [F01.145.916]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	2	3
2024	1	0	1
2025	2	0	2

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Kaczmarek EB, Shideler HE, Wallace SM, Anderson DJ, Volpe EC, Kennedy ME, Smith HI, Smith AE, Stroud TH, Mayerl CJ. Evaluating the Impact of Nipple Design on Tongue Function in Infant Feeding Using a Dynamic Endocast. Integr Comp Biol. 2025 Dec 05; 65(6):1498-1511.

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Smith AE, Kaczmarek EB, Kennedy ME, Wallace SM, Volpe EC, Anderson DJ, Smith HI, Shideler HE, Stroud TH, Mayerl CJ. Fluid flow and feeding performance in infant mammals: evaluating the impact of nipple design. J Exp Biol. 2025 Nov 15; 228(22).

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Kaczmarek EB, Steer KE, Sarmet M, Shideler HE, Fauveau AM, Smith AE, Wallace SM, Kennedy ME, Velasco AB, Stroud TH, Blilie ME, Mayerl CJ. A ducted, biomimetic nipple replicates breastfeeding mechanics through ontogeny in an infant animal model. Pediatr Res. 2026 Feb; 99(3):1212-1221.

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Kennedy ME, Kaczmarek EB, Smith AE, Volpe EC, Anderson DJ, Wallace SM, Shideler HE, Smith HI, Stroud TH, Mayerl CJ. Infant pigs demonstrate motor adaptation across multiple physiologic functions during feeding in response to dynamic changes in milk flow rate. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2025 Sep 01; 139(3):719-730.

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Mayerl CJ, Kaczmarek EB, Smith AE, Shideler HE, Blilie ME, Edmonds CE, Steer KE, Adjerid K, Howe S, Johnson ML, Danos N, German RZ. A Ducted, Biomimetic Nipple Improves Aspects of Infant Feeding Physiology and Performance in an Animal Model. Dysphagia. 2025 Aug; 40(4):823-832.

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Steer KE, Johnson ML, Edmonds CE, Adjerid K, Bond LE, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. The Impact of Varying Nipple Properties on Infant Feeding Physiology and Performance Throughout Ontogeny in a Validated Animal Model. Dysphagia. 2024 06; 39(3):460-467.

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Howe S, Steer K, Johnson M, Adjerid K, Edmonds C, German R, Mayerl C. Exploring the interaction of viscosity and nipple design on feeding performance in an infant pig model. J Texture Stud. 2023 12; 54(6):936-946.

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Johnson ML, Steer KE, Edmonds CE, Adjerid K, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. Nipple properties affect sensorimotor integration during bottle feeding in an infant pig model. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 2023 10; 339(8):767-776.

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Adjerid K, Johnson ML, Edmonds CE, Steer KS, Gould FDH, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. The effect of stiffness and hole size on nipple compression in infant suckling. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 2023 01; 339(1):92-100.

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Mayerl CJ, Edmonds CE, Catchpole EA, Myrla AM, Gould FDH, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, German RZ. Sucking versus swallowing coordination, integration, and performance in preterm and term infants. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 12 01; 129(6):1383-1392.

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