2024
No effect of infant nursery rearing on laboratory rhesus monkey dams’ social behavior or long-term cortisol profiles
Dettmer A, Slonecker E, Clouse S, Ozturkoglu Y, Meyer J. No effect of infant nursery rearing on laboratory rhesus monkey dams’ social behavior or long-term cortisol profiles. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 2024, 280: 106428. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMother-peer-rearedSocial behaviorNursery rearingHair cortisol concentrationsLong-term longitudinal studiesNR infantsCortisol concentrationsMother-infant separationMonkey mothersEndocrine measuresCortisol profilesEnvironmental explorationInfant monkeysLongitudinal studySocial contactSocial groomingAbnormal behaviorSelf-careStudy periodHormonal responsesAdequate evidenceRearingNo effectLack of evidenceInfants
2023
Amniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress
Otridge J, Meyer J, Dettmer A. Amniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress. Neurotoxicology And Teratology 2023, 100: 107308. PMID: 37890675, PMCID: PMC10872548, DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2023.107308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsCORT exposureInfant developmentPrenatal stressMaternal hair cortisol concentrationsAmniotic fluid cortisolInfant hair cortisol concentrationsFetal cortisol exposurePostnatal day 30Healthy rhesus macaquesInfant growth rateHealthy primatesGestational ageClinical reasonsCortisol exposureDays gestationNeonatal assessmentSensorimotor scoresAmniotic fluidNeurological developmentCortisol concentrationsDay 30Rhesus monkeysRhesus macaquesCORT levelsAre hair cortisol levels dependent on hair growth rate? A pilot study in rhesus macaques
Dettmer A, Novak M, Meyer J. Are hair cortisol levels dependent on hair growth rate? A pilot study in rhesus macaques. General And Comparative Endocrinology 2023, 340: 114308. PMID: 37244411, PMCID: PMC10330586, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsHair growth rateHair growthMacaque monkeysCortisol accumulationPilot studyAccumulation of cortisolHPA axis regulationLower hair cortisol concentrationsHigher hair cortisol concentrationsGlucocorticoid-mediated inhibitionPresent pilot studyRhesus macaque monkeysAdult female macaquesHair cortisol levelsAge-related differencesAxis regulationHair samplesInfants 3Rodent studiesCortisol levelsCortisol concentrationsAge groupsCortisol studiesNonhuman primate species
2016
Associations between early life experience, chronic HPA axis activity, and adult social rank in rhesus monkeys
Dettmer AM, Wooddell LJ, Rosenberg KL, Kaburu SS, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ. Associations between early life experience, chronic HPA axis activity, and adult social rank in rhesus monkeys. Social Neuroscience 2016, 12: 92-101. PMID: 27063359, PMCID: PMC6528805, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2016.1176952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic HPA axis activityHair cortisol concentrationsHPA axis activityHealth outcomesEarly life experiencesAxis activityAxis regulationRhesus monkeysNeuroendocrine stress regulationSocioeconomic statusHPA axis regulationAdrenal axis regulationAdverse health outcomesFemale rhesus monkeysEarly life adversityRisk factorsAdult social statusNR monkeysCortisol concentrationsLife adversityMonkeysOutcomesEarly experienceMonthsLife experiences
2015
Differential relationships between chronic hormone profiles in pregnancy and maternal investment in rhesus monkey mothers with hair loss in the neonatal period
Dettmer AM, Rosenberg K, Menard MT, El‐Mallah S, Woodward RA, Suomi SJ, Meyer JS. Differential relationships between chronic hormone profiles in pregnancy and maternal investment in rhesus monkey mothers with hair loss in the neonatal period. American Journal Of Primatology 2015, 79: 1-8. PMID: 26496532, PMCID: PMC6528798, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher hair cortisol concentrationsInfant birth weightHair lossInfant growth rateBirth weightFetal measurementsPregnancy/postpartumSubset of monkeysFemale rhesus monkeysIndicator of wellHair cortisol concentrationsNeonatal periodPregnant monkeysLate pregnancyPerinatal periodPregnancyCortisol concentrationsGreater incidenceRhesus monkeysPostpartum femalesPregnant femalesImportant developmental periodMonkeysMothersPrimate facilities
2014
Population density-dependent hair cortisol concentrations in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Dettmer AM, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ. Population density-dependent hair cortisol concentrations in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Psychoneuroendocrinology 2014, 42: 59-67. PMID: 24636502, PMCID: PMC3959662, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsHD monkeysAxis activityCortisol concentrationsChronic HPA axis activityChronic stressRhesus monkeysHigher hair cortisolAdrenal axis activityHPA axis activityFight woundsGlucocorticoid exposureGlucocorticoids resultsAcute measuresHealth disparitiesHair cortisolNonhuman primate speciesElevated levelsAge categoriesMonkeysHuman epidemiologyPopulation levelExposureReliable indicatorHumans
2011
Physiological and behavioral adaptation to relocation stress in differentially reared rhesus monkeys: Hair cortisol as a biomarker for anxiety-related responses
Dettmer AM, Novak MA, Suomi SJ, Meyer JS. Physiological and behavioral adaptation to relocation stress in differentially reared rhesus monkeys: Hair cortisol as a biomarker for anxiety-related responses. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2011, 37: 191-199. PMID: 21715101, PMCID: PMC3196800, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageHair cortisolCortisol levelsAnxiety scoresMonth 6Anxious behaviorInfant monkeysMonths of lifeYears of ageElevated hair cortisolEarly life adversityElevated cortisol levelsAnxiety-related responsesRhesus monkey infantsHigher cortisol levelsHair cortisol concentrationsRapid physiological adaptationsMPR groupStress-related health problemsMonth 8PR groupSPR groupMajor life stressorsDay 14Cortisol concentrations
2010
Effects of shampoo and water washing on hair cortisol concentrations
Hamel AF, Meyer JS, Henchey E, Dettmer AM, Suomi SJ, Novak MA. Effects of shampoo and water washing on hair cortisol concentrations. Clinica Chimica Acta 2010, 412: 382-385. PMID: 21034727, PMCID: PMC3023988, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortisol levelsCortisol concentrationsHair cortisol levelsHair cortisol concentrationsMeasurement of cortisolEffects of shampoosChronic stressRhesus monkeysCortisol studiesNonhuman primatesShampoo treatmentHormone depositionCortisolInverse relationshipCortisol extractionWashExposureShampooHair samplesHairWater exposureTap waterScalpBiomarkers
2009
Hair cortisol predicts object permanence performance in infant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Dettmer AM, Novak MF, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ. Hair cortisol predicts object permanence performance in infant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Developmental Psychobiology 2009, 51: 706-713. PMID: 19771550, PMCID: PMC2797997, DOI: 10.1002/dev.20405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive performanceNR infantsObject permanence taskEarly cognitive performanceObject permanence performanceHair cortisolAdrenal axis functioningHair cortisol valuesEmotional responsesInfant macaque monkeysInfant rhesus macaquesScreen tasksTest sessionsAxis functioningHair cortisol concentrationsCortisol measuresInfant rhesus monkeysHigher hair cortisolTaskMacaque monkeysNR monkeysAcute measuresReliable predictorMeasuresLevels of glucocorticoids