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Acute Sleep Deprivation Enhances Post-Infection Sleep and Promotes Survival during Bacterial Infection in<i>Drosophila</i>
30 Apr 2014
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Sleep is known to increase as an acute response to infection. However, the function of this behavioral response in host defense is not well understood. To address this problem, we evaluated the effect of acute sleep deprivation on post-infection sleep and immune function in Drosophila. SETTING: Laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Drosophila melanogaster. METHODS AND RESULTS: Flies were subjected to sleep...
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