PCPA increases aggression in male firemouth cichlids.

Abstract	We observed the effect of the 5-hydroxytryptamine synthesis inhibitor p-chlorophenylalanine on aggression in male firemouth cichlids (Cichlasoma meeki). p-Chlorophenylalanine-treated firemouths showed a significantly greater number of mirror-directed bites as compared with saline-injected controls. This finding is consistent with the effects of this drug on social aggression in mammals and birds and supplements previous reports that 5-hydroxytryptamine inhibits aggression in fish.
Authors	C F Adams, N R Liley, B B Gorzalka
Journal	Pharmacology (Pharmacology) Vol. 53 Issue 5 Pg. 328-30 (Nov 1996) ISSN: 0031-7012 [Print] Switzerland
PMID	8990492 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References	Serotonin Antagonists Fenclonine
Topics	Aggression (drug effects) Animals Behavior, Animal (drug effects) Fenclonine (pharmacology) Fishes Male Serotonin Antagonists (pharmacology)

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