Depression-like Behavior Identified in Zebrafish; Inability to cope with stress may play role in depression
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Disrupting the stress response in zebrafish generates behaviors that resemble depression, according to new research. Zebrafish are popular model systems in many areas of biomedical research, but this is the first discovery of a zebrafish mutant with an apparent psychiatric disorder.