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Glycogen in the brain of Drosophila melanogaster: diurnal rhythm and the effect of rest deprivation.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Jan 2004
Zimmerman John E, Mackiewicz Miroslaw, Galante Raymond J, Zhang Lin, Cater Jacqueline, Zoh Christine, Rizzo Wendy, Pack Allan I
Abstract excerpt
One function of sleep is thought to be the restoration of energy stores in the brain depleted during wakefulness. One such energy store found in mammalian brains is glycogen. Many of the genes involved in glycogen regulation in mammals have also been found in Drosophila melanogaster and rest beha...
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