Tryptophan metabolic pathways and brain serotonergic activity: a comparative review

E Höglund, Ø Øverli, S Winberg - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The essential amino acid L-tryptophan (Trp) is the precursor of the monoaminergic
neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT). Numerous studies have shown that …

Testosterone, cortisol, and serotonin as key regulators of social aggression: A review and theoretical perspective

ER Montoya, D Terburg, PA Bos, J Van Honk - Motivation and emotion, 2012 - Springer
In human and non-human animals the steroid hormones cortisol and testosterone are
involved in social aggression and recent studies suggest that these steroids might jointly …

Oxytocin and vasopressin within the ventral and dorsal lateral septum modulate aggression in female rats

VEM Oliveira, M Lukas, HN Wolf, E Durante… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In contrast to male rats, aggression in virgin female rats has been rarely studied. Here, we
established a rat model of enhanced aggression in females using a combination of social …

Proximate causes and ultimate effects of common antidepressants, fluoxetine and venlafaxine, on fish behavior

A Salahinejad, A Attaran, D Meuthen… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antidepressant (AD) drugs are widely prescribed for the treatment of psychiatric disorders,
including depression and anxiety disorders. The continuous use of ADs causes significant …

[HTML][HTML] Serotonergic modulation of zebrafish behavior: Towards a paradox

AM Herculano, C Maximino - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Due to the fish-specific genome duplication event (~ 320–350 mya), some genes which
code for serotonin proteins were duplicated in teleosts; this duplication event was preceded …

Acute tryptophan depletion in humans: a review of theoretical, practical and ethical aspects

SN Young - Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 2013 - jpn.ca
The acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) technique has been used extensively to study the
effect of low serotonin in the human brain. This review assesses the validity of a number of …

[图书][B] The myth of the moral brain: The limits of moral enhancement

H Wiseman - 2016 - books.google.com
An argument that moral functioning is immeasurably complex, mediated by biology but not
determined by it. Throughout history, humanity has been seen as being in need of …

Brain serotonin receptors and transporters: initiation vs. termination of escalated aggression

A Takahashi, IM Quadros, RMM de Almeida… - …, 2011 - Springer
Rationale Recent findings have shown a complexly regulated 5-HT system as it is linked to
different kinds of aggression. Objective We focus on (1) phasic and tonic changes of 5-HT …

Behavioral and pharmacogenetics of aggressive behavior

A Takahashi, IM Quadros, RMM de Almeida… - Behavioral …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Serotonin (5-HT) has long been considered as a key transmitter in the
neurocircuitry controlling aggression. Impaired regulation of each subtype of 5-HT receptor …

The role of the serotonergic system at the interface of aggression and suicide

M Bortolato, N Pivac, DM Seler, MN Perkovic, M Pessia… - Neuroscience, 2013 - Elsevier
Alterations in serotonin (5-HT) neurochemistry have been implicated in the aetiology of all
major neuropsychiatric disorders, ranging from schizophrenia to mood and anxiety-spectrum …