@article{87101,
  author = {Lisa Schneper and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Daniel Notterman and Stephen Suomi},
  title = {Early-Life Experiences and Telomere Length in Adult Rhesus Monkeys: An Exploratory Study.},
  abstract = { OBJECTIVE: Child-rearing environments have been associated with morbidity in adult rhesus monkeys. We examine whether such links are also seen with leukocyte telomere length.

METHODS: To determine telomere length in leukocytes, blood was collected from 11 adult female monkeys aged 7 to 10 years who had been exposed to different rearing environments between birth and 7 months. Four had been reared with their mothers in typical social groups composed of other female monkeys, their offspring, and 1 to 2 adult male monkeys. The other 7 had been reared in either small groups of peers or individual cages with extensive peer interaction daily. After 7 months, all shared a common environment.

RESULTS: Telomere lengths were longer for those adults who had been reared with their mothers in social groups (median = 16.0 kb, interquartile range = 16.5-15.4) than for those who were reared without their mothers (median = 14.0 kb, interquartile range = 14.3-12.7; 2.2 kb/telomere difference, p },
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Psychosom Med},
  volume = {78},
  pages = {1066-1071},
  month = {11/2016},
  issn = {1534-7796},
  doi = {10.1097/PSY.0000000000000402},
  language = {eng},
}