Dr. Robinson indicated that the route of administration in the HESI studies was by oral gavage.
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Even if a baby is unable to feed at the breast, a mother may pump her breast milk to be given to the infant via gavage feeding.
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Further consideration was given to the negative results in the single dose UDS assay in the forestomach of mice using gavage dosing.
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If a premature infant is unable to nurse at the breast or drink from a bottle, fluids and nutrients may be administered intravenously or with a tube in the nose or mouth that empties into the stomach (called gavage feeding).