adjective
See ingest
‘Effects on ingestive behavior depend on the dose of LPS used, and in general, last a relatively short time.’
- ‘It doesn't interfere with any other ingestive behaviors such as food or water, which amperozide does a little in the animals.’
- ‘Decreased ingestive behavior, impaired cognitive functioning, increased sleep, and altered mood have been reported by individuals experiencing immune activation or cytokine treatment.’
- ‘It is possible that some of the peculiarities in the hamster's ingestive behaviors are related to the fact that it is a larder-type hoarder.’
- ‘Both of these nuclei may individually exert inhibitory influence on ingestive behaviour.’
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