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