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 levels
2008
Surrogate mobility and orientation affect the early neurobehavioral development of infant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Dettmer AM, Ruggiero AM, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ. Surrogate mobility and orientation affect the early neurobehavioral development of infant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Developmental Psychobiology 2008, 50: 418-422. PMID: 19810188, PMCID: PMC2762640, DOI: 10.1002/dev.20296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRS infantsInfant rhesus macaquesInfant monkeysRhesus macaquesEarly neurobehavioral developmentMonths of ageEarly developmental outcomesGross motor skillsNursery-reared monkeysNeonatal assessmentNeurobehavioral developmentInanimate surrogate mothersInfantsMotor activityDay 30Motor developmentHome cageHigh levelsMothersMotor skillsBiological mothersDevelopmental outcomesMonkeysTest sessionsExploratory behavior