Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 32, Issue 7 , Pages 785-792 , August 2007

Early life stress and novelty seeking behavior in adolescent monkeys

  • Karen J. Parker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1201 Welch Road, MSLS Room P104, Mail Code 5485, Stanford, CA 94305-5485, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +16507369863; fax: +16504987761.
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  • Kimberly L. Rainwater

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1201 Welch Road, MSLS Room P104, Mail Code 5485, Stanford, CA 94305-5485, USA
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  • Christine L. Buckmaster

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1201 Welch Road, MSLS Room P104, Mail Code 5485, Stanford, CA 94305-5485, USA
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  • Alan F. Schatzberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1201 Welch Road, MSLS Room P104, Mail Code 5485, Stanford, CA 94305-5485, USA
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  • Steven E. Lindley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1201 Welch Road, MSLS Room P104, Mail Code 5485, Stanford, CA 94305-5485, USA
    • Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94301-1290, USA
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  • David M. Lyons

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1201 Welch Road, MSLS Room P104, Mail Code 5485, Stanford, CA 94305-5485, USA

Received 1 August 2006 ,Revised 11 May 2007 ,Accepted 16 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.05.008

Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 32, Issue 7 , Pages 785-792 , August 2007