Waubonsee Community College

Primate models of children's health and developmental disabilities, [edited by] Thomas Burbacher, Gene P. Sackett, Kimberly S. Grant

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Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

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Primate models of children's health and developmental disabilities

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[edited by] Thomas Burbacher, Gene P. Sackett, Kimberly S. Grant

The rate of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, mental retardation, hearing loss and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is rising in the United States. Although estimates of the prevalence of these disorders vary, figures from the CDC indicate that 4% of all school age children are developmentally disabled. During infancy, many important milestones in behavioral development are shared between human and nonhuman primates. Learning more about the causes of abnormal development in monkeys has provided important insights into the mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disabilities in human infants. This book documents the latest research not commonly found in other references, and provides a comprehensive look at the results from decades of work with nonhuman primates as it relates to child development and disability. * Includes hot topics such as early chemical exposures, immunological influences on development, low birth weight, endocrine disrupters, pediatric AIDS, origin of childhood psychopathologies and assisted reproductive technology * Represents the significant body of work accumulated since funding for research on developmental disabilities has increased substantially in recent years

Introduction on Animal Models -- Normal Development in Macaques -- Low Birth Weight and Prematurity -- Environmental Complexity -- Environmental Chemicals -- Drugs of Abuse -- Maternal and Pediatric Medication -- Pediatric AIDS -- Endocrine Disrupters -- Origin of Childhood Psychopathologies -- Prenatal Stress -- Abnormal Behavior -- Neurochemistry -- Immunology -- Self-Injurious Behavior -- Sensory Disabilities -- Future Directions: Assisted Reproductive TechnologiesDevelopmental disabilities and primate models defined / Gene P. Sackett -- The origin of developmental psychopathologies : insights from nonhuman primate studies / Anne-Pierre Goursaud and Jocelyne Bachevalier -- Macaque models of visual development and disability / Lynne Kiorpes -- Spontaneous and experimentally induced autoimmune diseases in nonhuman primates / Michel Vierboom and Bert A. ʹt. Hart -- Self-injurious behavior : nonhuman primate models for the human condition / Corrine K. Lutz and Jerrold S. Meyer -- Abnormal behavior in nonhuman primates and models of development / Melinda A. Novak and Stephen J. Suomi -- Neurochemistry and behavior : nonhuman primate studies / J. Dee Higley and Christina S. Barr -- Assessing environmental complexity for both normal and deviant development / Matthew F.S.X. Novak -- Prenatal stress influences on neurobehavior, stress reactivity, and dopaminergic function in rhesus macaques / Mary L. Schneider [and others] -- 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 -- Endocrine disruption during brain development of nonhuman primates / Mari S. Golub -- Exposure to drugs of abuse : alterations in nonhuman primate development as models of adverse consequences / Merle G. Paule -- The use of nonhuman primates in evaluating the safety of therapeutic medications used during pregnancy / Nina Isoherranen and Thomas M. Burbacher -- Exposure to environmental chemicals and developmental risk : contributions from studies with monkeys / Kimberly S. Grant and Deborah C. Rice -- 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