Early-life behavioral features are associated with chronic emesis in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).

ABSTRACT: Chronic emesis (CE) is a poorly understood condition in human and nonhuman primates that negatively impacts the quality of life. Early identification of risk factors for the development of CE is likely to improve the ability to manage CE cases successfully and is, therefore, desirable. Using a case-control study, we reviewed the necropsy records of the California National Primate Research Center and identified 24 animals with recorded CE, defined as five or more incidents of emesis in 1 month. A group of 89 healthy rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), comparable in age and percent time housed indoors, was similarly identified. Next, we investigated the association between the occurrence of CE during later stages of life after infancy and the behavioral temperament scores attained in infancy,

SUBMITTER: Nakatani JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231223 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature