2005
Synchronized Maternal-Infant Elevations of Primate CSF CRF Concentrations in Response to Variable Foraging Demand
Coplan J, Altemus M, Mathew S, Smith E, Sharf B, Coplan P, Kral J, Gorman J, Owens M, Nemeroff C, Rosenblum L. Synchronized Maternal-Infant Elevations of Primate CSF CRF Concentrations in Response to Variable Foraging Demand. CNS Spectrums 2005, 10: 530-536. PMID: 16155510, DOI: 10.1017/s109285290001018x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAppetitive BehaviorBehavior, AnimalCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneFeeding BehaviorMacaca radiataMaternal BehaviorConceptsCentral corticotropin-releasing factorCSF CRF concentrationsCRF concentrationsCentral CRF systemCorticotropin-releasing factorSignificant mean increaseCerebrospinal fluid samplesEarly life stressorsVFD conditionsInfant sex differencesEnvironment-gene interactionsCRF levelsCRF expressionPsychiatric disordersCRF responseCRF systemInfant's lifeMean increaseDays postpartumInfantsStudy periodFluid samplesMothersMaternal responsivitySex differences
1997
Integrative Functions of Lactational Hormones in Social Behavior and Stress Managementa
CARTER C, ALTEMUS M. Integrative Functions of Lactational Hormones in Social Behavior and Stress Managementa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1997, 807: 164-174. PMID: 9071349, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb51918.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive social behaviorSocial behaviorMammalian social behaviorMaternal-infant interactionNeuropeptide oxytocinEnhanced arousalSocial attachmentSocial interactionBehavioral studiesPair bondingAggressive behaviorNeurochemical systemsSocial contactIntegrative functionsAnimal researchBehavioral effectsOwn recent findingsLactational hormonesSocial aspectsOxytocinImportant reproductive functionsSexual behaviorAutonomic changesRecent findingsArousal