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  1. Letter to Editor: Effects of chronic fluoxetine in zebrafish – comment on

    Article • Chemosphere, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  2. Standardizing zebrafish laboratory husbandry to ensure replicability and reproducibility of data in neurobehavioral research

    Article • Lab Animal, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  3. Experimental models of human cortical malformations: from mammals to 'acortical' zebrafish

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  4. The emerging complexity of molecular pathways implicated in mouse self-grooming behavior

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  5. Towards experimental models of delirium utilizing zebrafish

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, September 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  6. Solfeggio-frequency music exposure reverses cognitive and endocrine deficits evoked by a 24-h light exposure in adult zebrafish

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  7. Towards Novel Potential Molecular Targets for Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Pharmacotherapies

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  8. Forward Genetics-Based Approaches to Understanding the Systems Biology and Molecular Mechanisms of Epilepsy

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  9. Current State of Modeling Human Psychiatric Disorders Using Zebrafish

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  10. Understanding CNS Effects of Antimicrobial Drugs Using Zebrafish Models

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  11. Developing Novel Experimental Models of m-TORopathic Epilepsy and Related Neuropathologies: Translational Insights from Zebrafish

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  12. Animal Inflammation-Based Models of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  13. Evolutionarily conserved gene expression patterns for affective disorders revealed using cross-species brain transcriptomic analyses in humans, rats and zebrafish

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  14. Towards Zebrafish Models of CNS Channelopathies

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  15. The critical impact of sex on preclinical alcohol research – Insights from zebrafish

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  16. Modeling neurodegenerative disorders in zebrafish

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  17. Towards translational modeling of behavioral despair and its treatment in zebrafish

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  18. Pharmacological characterization of a novel putative nootropic beta-alanine derivative, MB-005, in adult zebrafish

    Article • Journal of Psychopharmacology, June 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  19. The Use of Zebrafish as a Non-traditional Model Organism in Translational Pain Research: The Knowns and the Unknowns

    Article • Current Neuropharmacology, March 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu, Fabiano Costa

  20. Exploring CNS Effects of American Traditional Medicines using Zebrafish Models

    Article • Current Neuropharmacology, March 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu, Fabiano Costa

  21. Understanding sex differences in zebrafish pain- and fear-related behaviors

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  22. Using zebrafish (Danio rerio) models to understand the critical role of social interactions in mental health and wellbeing

    Article • Progress in Neurobiology, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  23. Artificial intelligence-driven phenotyping of zebrafish psychoactive drug responses

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  24. Understanding early-life pain and its effects on adult human and animal emotionality: Translational lessons from rodent and zebrafish models

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  25. Towards Modeling Anhedonia and Its Treatment in Zebrafish

    Article • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  26. Effects of chronic exposure to fluoxetine, eicosapentaenoic acid, and lipopolysaccharide on behavior and hippocampal transcriptome in the rat model of prolonged chronic unpredictable stress

    Article • December 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  27. On the value of zebrafish outbred strains in neurobehavioral research

    Article • Lab Animal, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  28. The role of auditory and vibration stimuli in zebrafish neurobehavioral models

    Article • Behavioural Processes, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  29. Understanding how stress responses and stress-related behaviors have evolved in zebrafish and mammals

    Article • Neurobiology of Stress, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  30. Sex differences shape zebrafish performance in a battery of anxiety tests and in response to acute scopolamine treatment

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  31. Unconventional anxiety pharmacology in zebrafish: Drugs beyond traditional anxiogenic and anxiolytic spectra

    Article • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  32. Modulation of behavioral and neurochemical responses of adult zebrafish by fluoxetine, eicosapentaenoic acid and lipopolysaccharide in the prolonged chronic unpredictable stress model

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  33. Putative anxiolytic-like behavioral effects of acute paracetamol in adult zebrafish

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  34. Color as an important biological variable in zebrafish models: Implications for translational neurobehavioral research

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  35. CNS genomic profiling in the mouse chronic social stress model implicates a novel category of candidate genes integrating affective pathogenesis

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  36. Pro-social and anxiolytic-like behavior following a single 24-h exposure to 17β-estradiol in adult male zebrafish

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  37. Studying CNS effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine using zebrafish models

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  38. Psychopharmacological characterization of an emerging drug of abuse, a synthetic opioid U-47700, in adult zebrafish

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu, Dr Vadim A Shevyrin

  39. Decoding the role of zebrafish neuroglia in CNS disease modeling

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  40. Effects of acute and chronic arecoline in adult zebrafish: Anxiolytic-like activity, elevated brain monoamines and the potential role of microglia

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  41. Of mice and zebrafish: the impact of the experimenter identity on animal behavior

    Article • Lab Animal, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  42. Understanding complex dynamics of behavioral, neurochemical and transcriptomic changes induced by prolonged chronic unpredictable stress in zebrafish

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  43. Zebrafish as a Model of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    Article • Neuroscience, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  44. Dopamine and serotonin flip-flopes cheating in stressed fish

    Article • Hormones and Behavior, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Caio Maximino, Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  45. An acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil, increases anxiety and cortisol levels in adult zebrafish

    Article • Journal of Psychopharmacology, August 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  46. Zebrafish models of impulsivity and impulse control disorders

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, August 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  47. Melatonin treatment reverses cognitive and endocrine deficits evoked by a 24-h light exposure in adult zebrafish

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  48. The impact of housing environment color on zebrafish anxiety-like behavioral and physiological (cortisol) responses

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  49. Delayed behavioral and genomic responses to acute combined stress in zebrafish, potentially relevant to PTSD and other stress-related disorders: Focus on neuroglia, neuroinflammation, apoptosis and epigenetic modulation

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  50. Non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches for psychiatric disorders: Re-appraisal and insights from zebrafish models

    Article • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  51. Behavioral and physiological effects of acute and chronic kava exposure in adult zebrafish

    Article • Neurotoxicology and Teratology, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  52. The zebrafish tail immobilization (ZTI) test as a new tool to assess stress-related behavior and a potential screen for drugs affecting despair-like states

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  53. Understanding neurobehavioral effects of acute and chronic stress in zebrafish

    Article • Stress, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  54. A new method for vibration-based neurophenotyping of zebrafish

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  55. Cross-species Analyses of Intra-species Behavioral Differences in Mammals and Fish

    Article • Neuroscience, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  56. DARK Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Kava

    Article • ACS Chemical Neuroscience, January 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu, Dr Vadim A Shevyrin

  57. Understanding neurobehavioral genetics of zebrafish

    Article • Journal of Neurogenetics, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  58. Sex differences in adult zebrafish anxiolytic-like responses to diazepam and melatonin

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  59. Tryptophan alleviates neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to stress in zebrafish

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  60. Behavior and welfare

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  61. Emotional behavior in aquatic organisms? Lessons from crayfish and zebrafish

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, November 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Caio Maximino, Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  62. Developing zebrafish experimental animal models relevant to schizophrenia

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  63. Abnormal repetitive behaviors in zebrafish and their relevance to human brain disorders

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  64. Sex differences in behavior and neuropharmacology of zebrafish

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, June 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  65. Zebrafish models of diabetes-related CNS pathogenesis

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  66. The role of intraspecies variation in fish neurobehavioral and neuropharmacological phenotypes in aquatic models

    Article • Aquatic Toxicology, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  67. Modeling gut-brain interactions in zebrafish

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  68. The evolutionarily conserved role of melatonin in CNS disorders and behavioral regulation: Translational lessons from zebrafish

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  69. Opioid Neurobiology, Neurogenetics and Neuropharmacology in Zebrafish

    Article • Neuroscience, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  70. Neuropharmacology, pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics of aggression: The zebrafish model

    Article • Pharmacological Research, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  71. Animal models of major depressive disorder and the implications for drug discovery and development

    Article • Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Mamiko Koshiba, Prof Brian Herbert Harvey, Maxim Sysoev, Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  72. Legal aspects of zebrafish neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology research

    Article • Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  73. Effects of lidocaine on adult zebrafish behavior and brain acetylcholinesterase following peripheral and systemic administration

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  74. Understanding zebrafish aggressive behavior

    Article • Behavioural Processes, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  75. Zebrafish models: do we have valid paradigms for depression?

    Article • Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  76. Zebrafish models for personalized psychiatry: Insights from individual, strain and sex differences, and modeling gene x environment interactions

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  77. Understanding the Role of Environmental Enrichment in Zebrafish Neurobehavioral Models

    Article • Zebrafish, October 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  78. Divergent action of fluoxetine in zebrafish according to responsivity to novelty

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  79. Zebrafish models of epigenetic regulation of CNS functions

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  80. Estradiol shapes mutualistic behaviour of female cleaner fish (Labroides dimidiatus - Valenciennes, 1839): Potential implications of environmental disturbance

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  81. Zebrafish models relevant to studying central opioid and endocannabinoid systems

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  82. Nonapeptide levels in male cleaner fish brains during interactions with unfamiliar intra and interspecific partners

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  83. Modulation of Cortisol Responses to an Acute Stressor in Zebrafish Visually Exposed to Heterospecific Fish During Development

    Article • Zebrafish, June 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  84. Psychoneuroimmunology and immunopsychiatry of zebrafish

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  85. The variable monoaminergic outcomes of cleaner fish brains when facing different social and mutualistic contexts

    Article • PeerJ, May 2018, PeerJ

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  86. Profiles of cooperative brains: A discriminant analysis of cleaner and client fish monoaminergic responses to different social contexts

    Article • May 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  87. Monoaminergic levels at the forebrain and diencephalon signal for the occurrence of mutualistic and conspecific engagement in client reef fish

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  88. Commentary: Establishing zebrafish as a model to study the anxiolytic effects of scopolamine

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, April 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  89. Aloysia triphylla in the zebrafish food: effects on physiology, behavior, and growth performance

    Article • Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  90. Lippia alba and Aloysia triphylla essential oils are anxiolytic without inducing aversiveness in fish

    Article • Aquaculture, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  91. Lithium prevents scopolamine-induced memory impairment in zebrafish

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  92. Zebrafish models of autism spectrum disorder

    Article • Experimental Neurology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  93. α-Methyltyrosine, a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor, decreases stress response in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  94. Stress responses to conspecific visual cues of predation risk in zebrafish

    Article • PeerJ, September 2017, PeerJ

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  95. Understanding zebrafish cognition

    Article • Behavioural Processes, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  96. Comparative Analyses of Zebrafish Anxiety-Like Behavior Using Conflict-Based Novelty Tests

    Article • Zebrafish, June 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  97. Divergent effect of fluoxetine on the response to physical or chemical stressors in zebrafish

    Article • PeerJ, May 2017, PeerJ

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  98. Effects of ZnSO4-induced peripheral anosmia on zebrafish behavior and physiology

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  99. Gender differences in aggression and cortisol levels in zebrafish subjected to unpredictable chronic stress

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  100. Waterborne aripiprazole blunts the stress response in zebrafish

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  101. Behavioral responses of zebrafish depend on the type of threatening chemical cues

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology A, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  102. Prevention of unpredictable chronic stress-related phenomena in zebrafish exposed to bromazepam, fluoxetine and nortriptyline

    Article • Psychopharmacology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  103. Fish Aversion and Attraction to Selected Agrichemicals

    Article • Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  104. Environmental and Pharmacological Manipulations Blunt the Stress Response of Zebrafish in a Similar Manner

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  105. Evaluating "anxiety" and social behavior in jundiá (Rhamdia quelen)

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  106. The smell of “anxiety”: Behavioral modulation by experimental anosmia in zebrafish

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  107. Acute exposure to waterborne psychoactive drugs attract zebrafish

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  108. Fluoxetine and diazepam acutely modulate stress induced-behavior

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  109. Waterborne psychoactive drugs impair the initial development of Zebrafish

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  110. Anesthetic activity of the essential oil of Ocimum americanum in Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) and its effects on stress parameters

    Article • Neotropical Ichthyology, December 2015, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  111. N-acetylcysteine prevents stress-induced anxiety behavior in zebrafish

    Article • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  112. Effects of waterborne fluoxetine on stress response and osmoregulation in zebrafish

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  113. Waterborne Risperidone Decreases Stress Response in Zebrafish

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  114. My stress, our stress: Blunted cortisol response to stress in isolated housed zebrafish

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  115. Agrichemicals chronically inhibit the cortisol response to stress in fish

    Article • Chemosphere, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  116. Diazepam and Fluoxetine Decrease the Stress Response in Zebrafish

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2014, PLOS

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  117. Puberty influences stress reactivity in female catfish Rhamdia quelen

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  118. Alcohol Impairs Predation Risk Response and Communication in Zebrafish

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu

  119. Bee Products Prevent Agrichemical-Induced Oxidative Damage in Fish

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Murilo Sander de Abreu