A mutation in monoamine oxidase (MAO) affects the evolution of stress behavior in the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus

C Pierre, N Pradère, C Froc… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
The neurotransmitter serotonin controls a variety of physiological and behavioral processes.
In humans, mutations affecting monoamine oxidase (MAO), the serotonin-degrading …

The serotonin-free brain: behavioral consequences of Tph2 deficiency in animal models

V Mosienko, M Bader, N Alenina - Handbook of behavioral neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a monoamine, which works as an
autacoid in the periphery and as a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). It is …