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
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 waterScalpBiomarkersSensitivity to stress-induced reproductive dysfunction is associated with a selective but not a generalized increase in activity of the adrenal axis
Herod SM, Dettmer AM, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Cameron JL. Sensitivity to stress-induced reproductive dysfunction is associated with a selective but not a generalized increase in activity of the adrenal axis. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2010, 300: e28-e36. PMID: 20959528, PMCID: PMC3023200, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00223.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced reproductive dysfunctionHPA axis activityReproductive dysfunctionAxis activityHSR monkeysSS monkeysBaseline HPA axis activityChronic HPA axis activityAdrenal axis activityMetabolic stressFemale cynomolgus monkeysAcute psychological stressConcentrations of cortisolEveryday life stressDiurnal releaseAdrenal axisAdrenal weightHPA axisCommon causeCynomolgus monkeysPercent suppressionDysfunctionCortisolACTHPsychological stress