Circadian Biology: the Supporting Cast Takes on a Starring Role

Overview

Journal Curr Biol

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Biology

Date 2011 May 10

PMID 21549951

Authors

Leslie C Griffith

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Abstract

Brain circuits are generally thought to consist solely of neurons communicating with other neurons. In Drosophila, glia-to-neuron signaling has now been shown to be critical to the function of the circadian circuit.

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