2012
Physical activity is linked to ceruloplasmin in the striatum of intact but not MPTP-treated primates
Leak RK, Garbett KA, Dettmer AM, Zhang Z, Mirnics K, Cameron JL. Physical activity is linked to ceruloplasmin in the striatum of intact but not MPTP-treated primates. Cell And Tissue Research 2012, 350: 401-407. PMID: 22940761, PMCID: PMC3779886, DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1488-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of exercisePhysical activityTyrosine hydroxylaseParkinson's diseaseSpontaneous activitySpontaneous physical activityDopaminergic neurotoxin MPTPOverall physical activityPlasma ceruloplasmin levelsParkinsonian primatesUnilateral lossTreadmill exerciseDopaminergic phenotypeNeurotoxin MPTPParkinson modelIntact monkeysCeruloplasmin levelsCeruloplasmin expressionNeurodegenerative conditionsMPTPOverall daily activityActive lifestyleRhesus monkeysTreadmill activityExperimental model
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