Article
Sleep triggered by an immune response in Drosophila is regulated by the circadian clock and requires the NFkappaB Relish.
BMC neuroscience - 9 Feb 2010
Kuo Tzu-Hsing, Pike Douglas H, Beizaeipour Zahra, Williams Julie A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 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 overcome the challenge. To facilitate genetic studies on th...
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