GABAergic anxiolytic drug in water increases migration behaviour in salmon

Fish migration is influenced by various environmental factors such as chemicals in water. Here, Hellstrom et al. show that an anxiolytic drug in the benzodiazepine family, oxazepam, can promote migratory behaviour of Atlantic salmon smolts in both laboratory setting and river tributary in Sweden.

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Main Authors: Gustav Hellström, Jonatan Klaminder, Fia Finn, Lo Persson, Anders Alanärä, Micael Jonsson, Jerker Fick, Tomas Brodin
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/10c1c7de05bb48789b9d5b923f0b939e
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