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SUBMITTER: Kaneko H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3470760 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current biology : CB 20120913 19
A daily body temperature rhythm (BTR) is critical for the maintenance of homeostasis in mammals. Whereas mammals use internal energy to regulate body temperature, ectotherms typically regulate body temperature behaviorally [1]. Some ectotherms maintain homeostasis via a daily temperature preference rhythm (TPR) [2], but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we show that Drosophila exhibit a daily circadian clock-dependent TPR that resembles mammalian BTR. Pacemaker neurons critica ...[more]