Social deprivation and coronary artery atherosclerosis in female cynomolgus monkeys (1989)

Shively, C. A., Clarkson, T. B., Kaplan, J. R.

Abstract

We conclude that these findings indicate that single cage housing promotes coronary artery atherogenesis in these monkeys, and that social (tactile) isolation and physical restraint are salient features of single cage housing which may promote the exacerbation of coronary artery atherosclerosis.