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ORGANISM(S): Carassius auratus
SUBMITTER: Jan Mennigen
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-5420 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Physiological genomics 20080902 3
We investigated the effects of fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, on neuroendocrine function and the reproductive axis in female goldfish. Fish were given intraperitoneal injections of fluoxetine twice a week for 14 days, resulting in five injections of 5 microg fluoxetine/g body wt. We measured the monoamine neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine in addition to their metabolites with HPLC. Homovanillic acid, a metabolite in the dopaminergic pathway, increas ...[more]