Disruption of social bonds induces behavioral and physiological dysregulation in male and female prairie voles

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-16

  McNeal, Neal ^a   Scotti, Melissa Ann L ^a,b   Wardwell, Joshua ^a   Chandler, Danielle L ^a   Bates, Suzanne L ^a   LaRocca, Meagan ^a   Trahanas, Diane M ^a   Grippo, Angela J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Autonomic nervous system; Behavior; Cardiovascular; Corticosterone; Depression; Heart rate variability; Microtus; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Social isolation; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; MALE; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR; CORTICOSTERONE; DEPRESSION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MICROTUS; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEREAVEMENT; CORTICOSTERONE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PAIR BOND; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84892368715     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: 18727484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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