Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Dear Colleagues, In a toxicological study report, I have difficulty understanding " ploughing " in the following context (samples below are taken from different sections): At 250 mg/kg/day there were limited clinical signs (predominantly salivation and ***ploughing***), and decreases in body weight gain and food consumption. At 125 mg/kg/day, the majority of surviving animals exhibited ***ploughing*** and increased salivation. Clinical observations, confined to repeat-dose animals receiving 200 mg/kg/day, included a slight decrease in activity, partially/shut eyes and pilo-erection, ***ploughing***, increased salivation, and partial generalised swelling of the abdomen. Most probably, this means that rats salivated while ploughing soil or something in their cages, which is a kind of scent-marking behavior. Perhaps, some other behavioral response? Thank you in advance Best regards, _________________________ Sosnovsky, M.D. Biomedical Translation & Editing English > Russian < French Moscow, Russia email: mail@... http://www.biomedtrans.ru Tel.: +7 Fax: +1 Skype: alex_sosnovsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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