Peripartum cortisol levels and mother-infant interactions in Japanese macaques

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 298-304

  Bardi, Massimo ^a,b   Shimizu, Keiko ^a   Barrett, Gordon M ^a   Borgognini Tarli, Silvana M ^b   Huffman, Michael A ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogen metabolites; Fecal steroids; Macaca fuscata; Maternal behavior; Pregnancy stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MACACA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MACACA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

EID: 0344643012     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10150     Document Type: Article

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