muricidal

adj 2

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VERB + MURICIDAL

bulbectomy-induced, increases, study

MURICIDAL + NOUN

animals, behavior

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Pertaining to muricide.

[…] and that bulbectomy-induced increases in muricidal behavior of rats appeared to be related to the destruction of tissue […]

Possessing the muricide instinct; inclined to kill mice.

For this study, muricidal animals were injected with either imipramine (20 mg/kg), atropine (20 mg/kg), or an equivalent volume of saline intraperitoneally […]

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[…] and that bulbectomy-induced increases in muricidal behavior of rats appeared to be related to the destruction of tissue […]

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For this study, muricidal animals were injected with either imipramine (20 mg/kg), atropine (20 mg/kg), or an equivalent volume of saline intraperitoneally […]

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