Does waterborne citalopram affect the aggressive and sexual behaviour of rainbow trout and guppy?

• Citalopram is one of several selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) commonly found in treated sewage effluents. Accordingly, there are concerns about possible adverse effects of SSRIs on aquatic organisms, particularly behavioural effects similar to those associated with SSRI use in humans. Rainbow trout fry and adult male guppies were therefore exposed to waterborne citalopram, ranging from environmentally relevant to high concentrations (1, 10, 100 μg/L) for 3-7 days. Under these experimental conditions citalopram does not appear to cause significant effects on aggression in rainbow trout fry or on sexual behaviour in male guppies. This may be explained by a relatively low uptake of citalopram from water to fish.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Zoologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Zoology (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Miljöbioteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Environmental Biotechnology (hsv//eng)

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Aggression

drug effects

Animals

Citalopram

toxicity

Female

Oncorhynchus mykiss

physiology

Poecilia

physiology

Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors

toxicity

Sexual Behavior

Animal

drug effects

Water Pollutants

Chemical

toxicity

Citalopram

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