Sleep triggered by an immune response in <it>Drosophila </it>is regulated by the circadian clock and requires the NFκB Relish

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Immune challenge impacts behavior in many species. In mammals, this adaptive behavior is often manifested as an increase in sleep. Sleep has therefore been proposed to benefit the host by enhancing immune function and thereby overcom...

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Main Authors: Williams Julie A, Beizaeipour Zahra, Pike Douglas H, Kuo Tzu-Hsing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/11/17