Low cholesterol is not always good: low cholesterol levels are associated with decreased serotonin and increased aggression in fish

The inverse relationship between serum cholesterol and levels of aggression led to the cholesterol-serotonin hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, low dietary cholesterol intake leads to depressed central serotonergic activity, which is associated with increased aggression. Here we present the h...

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Main Authors: Ariane Aguiar, Percília Cardoso Giaquinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2018-12-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/7/12/bio030981