Robust food anticipatory activity in BMAL1-deficient mice.

Food availability is a potent environmental cue that directs circadian locomotor activity in rodents. Even though nocturnal rodents prefer to forage at night, daytime food anticipatory activity (FAA) is observed prior to short meals presented at a scheduled time of day. Under this restricted feeding...

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Main Authors: Julie S Pendergast, Wataru Nakamura, Rio C Friday, Fumiyuki Hatanaka, Toru Takumi, Shin Yamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2654093?pdf=render