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Positive effects of tactile versus kinesthetic or vestibular stimulation on neuroendocrine and ODC activity in maternally-deprived rat pups.

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Pauk, J; Kuhn, CM; Field, TM; Schanberg, SM
Published in: Life Sci
December 1, 1986

Previous studies in our laboratory have shown that even short-term separation of preweanling rat pups from the mother produces adverse effects in the pup. These include alterations in ornithine decarboxylase activity and in the secretion of growth hormone and corticosterone. The present study demonstrates that while intermittent heavy stroking effectively reverses or prevents all the changes associated with maternal deprivation neither kinesthetic nor vestibular stimulation affects these responses. The results verify earlier findings from this laboratory indicating that tactile interactions between rat pups and their mother modulate pup physiology and provide experimental support for the hypothesized role of tactile stimuli on early infant development.

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Life Sci

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ISSN

0024-3205

Publication Date

December 1, 1986

Volume

39

Issue

22

Start / End Page

2081 / 2087

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Vestibule, Labyrinth
  • Touch
  • Rats
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • Ornithine Decarboxylase
  • Maternal Deprivation
  • Kinesthesis
  • Growth Hormone
  • Female
  • Corticosterone
 

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Pauk, J., Kuhn, C. M., Field, T. M., & Schanberg, S. M. (1986). Positive effects of tactile versus kinesthetic or vestibular stimulation on neuroendocrine and ODC activity in maternally-deprived rat pups. Life Sci, 39(22), 2081–2087. https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(86)90359-0
Pauk, J., C. M. Kuhn, T. M. Field, and S. M. Schanberg. “Positive effects of tactile versus kinesthetic or vestibular stimulation on neuroendocrine and ODC activity in maternally-deprived rat pups.Life Sci 39, no. 22 (December 1, 1986): 2081–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(86)90359-0.
Pauk, J., et al. “Positive effects of tactile versus kinesthetic or vestibular stimulation on neuroendocrine and ODC activity in maternally-deprived rat pups.Life Sci, vol. 39, no. 22, Dec. 1986, pp. 2081–87. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0024-3205(86)90359-0.
Journal cover image

Published In

Life Sci

DOI

ISSN

0024-3205

Publication Date

December 1, 1986

Volume

39

Issue

22

Start / End Page

2081 / 2087

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Vestibule, Labyrinth
  • Touch
  • Rats
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • Ornithine Decarboxylase
  • Maternal Deprivation
  • Kinesthesis
  • Growth Hormone
  • Female
  • Corticosterone