Developmental Programming of Capuchin Monkey Adrenal Dysfunction by Gestational Chronodisruption

In the capuchin monkey (Cebus apella), a new-world nonhuman primate, maternal exposure to constant light during last third of gestation induces precocious maturation of the fetal adrenal and increased plasma cortisol in the newborn. Here, we further explored the effects of this challenge on the deve...

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Main Authors: Hans G. Richter, Natalia Mendez, Lorena Abarzua-Catalan, Guillermo J. Valenzuela, Maria Seron-Ferre, Claudia Torres-Farfan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9183053