Effects of social isolation on glucocorticoid regulation in social mammals

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 314-323

  Hawkley, Louise C ^a   Cole, Steve W ^b   Capitanio, John P ^c   Norman, Greg J ^a   Cacioppo, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Glucocorticoid resistance; Glucocorticoids; HPA; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical axis; Loneliness; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION RISK; LONELINESS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRESS; SURVIVAL; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84866879731     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.05.011     Document Type: Review

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