| Literature DB >> 108166 |
W P Smotherman, L E Hunt, L M McGinnis, S Levine.
Abstract
Adrenocortical responsiveness to separation in group-living rhesus macaque mother-infant pairs was determined. Cortisol evaluations were complemented by behavioral observations of mother-infant interactions and group social behavior. Infants, but not their mothers, showed cortisol elevations that could be attributed specifically to separation. Steroid-behavior relationships suggested that the infants of high dominant mothers evinced the greatest adrenocortical response to separation. These data exemplify the complexities involved in determining endocrine/behavior relationships in a group-living situation.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 108166 DOI: 10.1002/dev.420120304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dev Psychobiol ISSN: 0012-1630 Impact factor: 3.038