Endocrine Abstracts

Animals that are socially isolated for extended periods show behavioural and physiological changes, including alterations in hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity. However, there is conflicting data regarding the effects of social isolation on the HPA axis, with studies indicating increased1, decreased2 and unchanged3 corticosterone levels following social isolation. We investigated the effects of social isolation on HPA activity ...