Antidepressants are among the most commonly detected human pharmaceuticals in the
aquatic environment. Since their mode of action is by modulating the neurotransmitters …

Growing production and consumption of pharmaceuticals is a global problem. Due to
insufficient data on the concentration and distribution of pharmaceuticals in the marine …

Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) and its receptor ligands induce both oocyte
maturation and spawning in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). The selective serotonin …

Fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant and high-prescription-
volume drug, is excreted unchanged or as a glucuronide from the human organism. Little is …

The presence of pharmaceutically active compounds in aquatic environments has become a
major concern over the past 20 years. Elucidation of their mode of action and effects in non …

SYNOPSIS. The prolific reproductive capabilities of the zebra mussel, Dreissena
polymorpha, have facilitated the rapid spread and high densities of this biofouling organism …

Sex steroids, as well as their major metabolic enzymes and pathways, have been widely
identified in molluscs, although evidence for their involvement in the control of reproduction …

Invasive freshwater mussels, such as the zebra (Dreissena polymorpha), quagga
(Dreissena rostriformis bugensis), and golden (Limnoperna fortunei) mussel have spread …

In the nemertean worms Cerebratulus lacteus and Micrura alaskensis, 5-HT (= 5-
hydroxytryptamine, or serotonin) causes prophase-arrested oocytes to mature and complete …

Sex steroids have long been known to exist in molluscs, but few studies have focused on the
roles of these substances in molluscan reproduction. In this study, we demonstrate that …