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Social Stress and Cardiovascular Disease in Primates

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Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries (CAA) and its complications are the ­principal pathological processes that result in coronary heart disease (CHD). Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) are a well-characterized animal model of susceptibility to diet-induced atherogenesis. Cynomolgus monkeys imported as adults have little or no atherosclerosis.

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  1. Department of Pathology/Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Carol A. Shively

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    Paul Hjemdahl

  2. St Georges Hospital Medical School, Dept. Psychology, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, United Kingdom

    Andrew Steptoe

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    Annika Rosengren

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Shively, C.A. (2011). Social Stress and Cardiovascular Disease in Primates. In: Hjemdahl, P., Steptoe, A., Rosengren, A. (eds) Stress and Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-419-5_2

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