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1409954

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
Previous data indicate that the infant rat shows a marked increase in adrenocortical responsiveness to stress immediately following prolonged maternal separation. In Experiment 1 we studied the immediate effects of repeated maternal deprivation. Our results indicate that the increase in basal as well as stress-induced corticosterone levels is a direct function of the length of the deprivation period immediately preceding testing, and is not cumulative. In Experiment 2 we examined the long-term consequences of maternal deprivation on adrenal responsivity. Four days following a single 24-h period of maternal deprivation, pups remained hyperresponsive to stress, although their basal levels of corticosterone had returned to control values. Shorter periods of deprivation (which did result in increased responsivity immediately following deprivation) did not have persistent effects. Our data suggest: 1) short periods of deprivation do not have a cumulative effect, and 2) there is a critical length of deprivation beyond which persistent changes in adrenocortical responsivity ensue.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0031-9384
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
787-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of repeated maternal separations on the adrenocortical response to stress of preweanling rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.