Treatment with CRH-1 antagonist antalarmin reduces behavioral and endocrine responses to social stressors in marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 877-889

  French, Jeffrey A ^a   Fite, Jeffrey E ^a   Jensen, Heather ^a   Oparowski, Katie ^a   Rukstalis, Michael R ^a   Fix, Holly ^a   Jones, Brenda ^a   Maxwell, Heather ^a   Pacer, Molly ^a   Power, Michael L ^b,c   Schulkin, Jay ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antalarmin; CRH; HPA axis; Primate; Social stress

Indexed keywords

ANTALARMIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANTAGONISM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MARMOSET; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; PYRROLES; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

CALLITHRIX KUHLII; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 34548036746     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20385     Document Type: Article

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