Postprandial sleep mechanics in Drosophila

Food consumption is thought to induce sleepiness. However, little is known about how postprandial sleep is regulated. Here, we simultaneously measured sleep and food intake of individual flies and found a transient rise in sleep following meals. Depending on the amount consumed, the effect ranged fr...

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Main Authors: Keith R Murphy, Sonali A Deshpande, Maria E Yurgel, James P Quinn, Jennifer L Weissbach, Alex C Keene, Ken Dawson-Scully, Robert Huber, Seth M Tomchik, William W Ja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-11-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/19334