Social inequalities in health in nonhuman primates : the biology of the gradient /

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Imprint:	Switzerland : Springer, ©2016.
Description:	1 online resource (v, 178 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Developments in primatology: progress and prospects, 1574-3489 Developments in primatology.
Subject:	Primates -- Behavior. Social hierarchy in animals. Primates -- Behavior. Social hierarchy in animals. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11254937

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Other authors / contributors:	Shively, Carol A., editor. Wilson, Mark E., editor.
ISBN:	9783319308722 3319308726 331930870X 9783319308708 9783319308708
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 26, 2016).
Summary:	This book provides a comprehensive look at nonhuman primate social inequalities as models for health differences associated with socioeconomic status in humans. The benefit of the socially-housed monkey model is that it provides the complexity of hierarchical structure and rank affiliation, i.e. both negative and positive aspects of social status. At the same time, nonhuman primates are more amenable to controlled experiments and more invasive studies that can be used in human beings to examine the effects of low status on brain development, neuroendocrine function, immunity, and eating behavior. Because all of these biological and behavioral substrates form the underpinnings of human illness, and are likely shared among primates, the nonhuman primate model can significantly advance our understanding of the best interventions in humans.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319308708
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-30872-2

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Relevance of NHP Translational Research to Understanding Social Inequalities in Health in Human Beings
An Introduction to the Female Macaque Model of Social Subordination Stress
Effects of Social Subordination on Macaque Neurobehavioral Outcomes: focus on Neurodevelopment
The Effects of Social Experience on the Stress System and Immune Function in Non-Human Primates
The Influence of Social Environment on Morbidity, Mortality, and Reproductive Success in Free-Ranging Cercopithecine Primates
Social Status and the Non-human Primate Brain
Emotional Eating in Socially Subordinate Female Rhesus Monkeys
Dietary Modification of Physiological Responses to Chronic Psychosocial Stress: Implications for the Obesity Epidemic.

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