Drosophila free-running rhythms require intercellular communication.

Robust self-sustained oscillations are a ubiquitous characteristic of circadian rhythms. These include Drosophila locomotor activity rhythms, which persist for weeks in constant darkness (DD). Yet the molecular oscillations that underlie circadian rhythms damp rapidly in many Drosophila tissues. Alt...

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Main Authors: Ying Peng, Dan Stoleru, Joel D Levine, Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2003-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC193604?pdf=render