2023
Are 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