Behavioral and cortisol responses to repeated capture and venipuncture in Cebus apella (1996)

Dettmer, E. L., Phillips, K. A., Rager, D. R. et al.

Abstract

Habituation technique is described. Behaviorally habituated animals exhibited significantly lower cortisol levels in response to venipuncture as opposed to naive and experienced but nonbehaviorally habituated subjects. None of the trained subjects actively presented a leg for blood collection.