Author(s): Wolkers, Carla Patricia Bejo [UNESP] ; Serra, Mônica [UNESP] ; Barbosa Júnior, Augusto ; Urbinati, Elisabeth Criscuolo [UNESP]
Date: 2018
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/173974
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Aggressive behavior; Fish; Fluoxetine; Serotonin; Aggressive behavior; Aggressive behavior; Fish; Fish; Fluoxetine; Fluoxetine; Serotonin; Serotonin
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Fluoxetine (FLX) is a selective serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitor known for its effects modifying aggressiveness, personality traits, and anxiety-like behaviors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of the acute treatment, by immersion, with FLX on aggressive behavior of resident Brycon amazonicus fish. Fish pretreated with FLX presented an increase in aggressiveness, evidenced by the increase on the number of bites and chases against the intruder and a decrease in latency for the first attack, when compared to control fish. Together with previous studies, these results show the complexity of the neural modulation of the aggressive behavior in fish by 5-HTergic system.
Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal Faculdade de Ciências agrárias e Veterinárias/Centro de Aquicultura (CAUNESP) Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP
Faculdade de Ciências Integradas do Pontal (FACIP) Universidade Federal de Uberlândia UFU
Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Secretaria de Ciência Tecnologia e Insumos Estratégicos do Ministério da Saúde (DECIT/SCTIE/MS)
Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal Faculdade de Ciências agrárias e Veterinárias/Centro de Aquicultura (CAUNESP) Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP
