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
2013
Stress, the HPA axis, and nonhuman primate well-being: A review
Novak MA, Hamel AF, Kelly BJ, Dettmer AM, Meyer JS. Stress, the HPA axis, and nonhuman primate well-being: A review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 2013, 143: 135-149. PMID: 23459687, PMCID: PMC3580872, DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline cortisol levelsCortisol levelsNonhuman primatesWild-living primatesHuman clinical studiesHigher cortisol levelsAltered set pointHPA axisAdrenocortical axisClinical studiesHPA systemBlood samplingCortisol concentrationsBehavioral pathologySuch monkeysNeuropsychiatric disordersStress response systemAllostatic shiftAbnormal behaviorSpontaneous developmentIndices of stressStressful eventsCortisolEarly experienceEnvironmental enrichment
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