Psychotropic pharmaceuticals present in the environment may impact organisms both directly and via interaction strengths with other organisms, including predators; therefore, this study examined the potential effects of pharmaceuticals on behavioral responses of fish to avian predators. Wild-caught juvenile perch (Perca fluviatilis) were assayed using a striking bird model after a seven-day exp...

the present study was aimed to investigate the effect of fluoxetine on aggressive behaviors towards female and testosterone concentration of male fighting fish (betta splendens) during one reproduction event. male specimens were exposed 6 days to concentrations of 0 (control treatment) and 0.54 µg/l fluoxetine (exposed treatment) and aggressive behaviors of them assessed on different reproducti...

BACKGROUND Depression may affect patients' recovery and even their survival rate after stroke, but it is often overlooked or inadequately managed; data regarding the prophylactic efficacy and safety of fluoxetine are inconsistent in this setting. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to systematically assess the prophylactic efficacy and safety of fluoxetine for poststroke depression in pat...