Possible effects of early separation experiences on subsequent immune function in adult macaque monkeys.
The authors studied the immunological influences of maternal or peer separation in adult monkeys. Monkeys with early separation experiences were found to have reduced proliferative responses to B and T cell mitogens but no differences in other immunological parameters compared with nonseparated control subjects.
D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D007109:Immunity; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008251:Macaca / Q000276:immunology*; D008254:Macaca nemestrina / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D012934:Social Isolation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens; D003208:Concanavalin A