Primate models of children's health and developmental disabilities
By: [edited by] Thomas M. Burbacher, Gene P. Sackett, Kimberly S. Grant.
Contributors: Burbacher, Thomas.; Sackett, Gene P.; Grant, Kimberly S.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 453
ISBN-13: 9780123737434
Subjects: Pediatrics.; Child development deviations.; Animal models in research.; Primates.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Developmental disabilities and primate models defined / Gene P. Sackett; title: The origin of developmental psychopathologies : insights from nonhuman primate studies / Anne-Pierre Goursaud and Jocelyne Bachevalier; title: Macaque models of visual development and disability / Lynne Kiorpes; title: Spontaneous and experimentally induced autoimmune diseases in nonhuman primates / Michel Vierboom and Bert A. ʹt. Hart; title: Self-injurious behavior : nonhuman primate models for the human condition / Corrine K. Lutz and Jerrold S. Meyer; title: Abnormal behavior in nonhuman primates and models of development / Melinda A. Novak and Stephen J. Suomi; title: Neurochemistry and behavior : nonhuman primate studies / J. Dee Higley and Christina S. Barr; title: Assessing environmental complexity for both normal and deviant development / Matthew F. S. X. Novak; title: Prenatal stress influences on neurobehavior, stress reactivity, and dopaminergic function in rhesus macaques / Mary L. Schneider, ... [et al.]; title: Pediatric AIDS : maternal-fetal and maternal-infant transmission of lentiviruses and effects on infant development in nonhuman primates / Koen K. A. Van Rompay and Nancy L. Haigwood; title: Endocrine disruption during brain development of nonhuman primates / Mari S. Golub; title: Exposure to drugs of abuse : alterations in nonhuman primate development as models of adverse consequences / Merle G. Paule; title: The use of nonhuman primates in evaluating the safety of therapeutic medications used during pregnancy / Nina Isoherranen and Thomas M. Burbacher; title: Exposure to environmental chemicals and developmental risk : contributions from studies with monkeys / Kimberly S. Grant and Deborah C. Rice; title: Future directions : assisted reproductive technologies as tools for creating nonhuman primate models of developmental disability / Eric S. Hayes, Eliza C. Curnow, and Jennifer C. Potter