CSF 5-HIAA concentration as an early screening tool for predicting significant life history outcomes in female specific-pathogen-free (SPF) rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) maintained in captive breeding groups
| Autor: | M.K. Trenkle, I. D. Lussier, G. C. Westergaard, James D. Higley, A. Cleveland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
General Veterinary
biology media_common.quotation_subject biology.organism_classification Serotonergic Rhesus macaque Cerebrospinal fluid nervous system Survivorship curve biology.animal Captive breeding Immunology Animal Science and Zoology Primate Reproduction hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists Specific-pathogen-free media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Primatology. 32:95-104 |
| ISSN: | 0047-2565 |
| DOI: | 10.1034/j.1600-0684.2003.00013.x |
| Popis: | We examined relationships among cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of the major serotonin metabolite (5-HIAA, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid) and significant medical and behavioral outcomes for female rhesus macaques. Based on earlier findings with males we predicted that low CSF 5-HIAA concentrations would be associated with a range of negative life history outcomes in our captive specific-pathogen-free (SPF) breeding colony. We found that the mean CSF 5-HIAA concentration among animals that died over the course of the study period was significantly lower than among animals that survived. Further examination indicated an inverse relationship between CSF 5-HIAA concentration and number of treatments for illness, further suggesting a link between serotonergic functioning and overall animal health. Examination of behavioral data indicated that individuals with low CSF 5-HIAA concentrations were more often the targets of aggressive bouts than were individuals with high CSF 5-HIAA concentrations. Finally, we found a positive relationship between CSF 5-HIAA concentration and infant survivorship. These results suggest negative life history consequences of impaired serotonergic functioning in captive female rhesus macaques, and indicate that CSF 5-HIAA concentration sampled early in life may provide a useful tool in facilitating colony management decisions concerning utilization of scarce and increasingly valuable non-human primate resources. |
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