title: Influences of blood sampling procedures on basal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hormone levels and leukocyte values in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).
abstract: The influences of housing location and temporal factors on the results of blood sampling were examined to determine their contributions to levels of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hormones, as well as leukocyte subset counts from peripheral blood in rhesus monkeys. Differences in housing location and the amount of room disturbance associated with blood sampling have a significant impact on cell counts, but not on ACTH or cortisol levels.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Capitanio
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Mendoza
authors: M
authors: M
authors: McChesney
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone