2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Do clock neurons work as a timekeeper for emergence of behavior?
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21770074
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Animal physiology/Animal behavior
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | ショウジョウバエ / 時計遺伝子 / 求愛行動 |
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| Research Abstract |
Activity of animals shows 24 hr rhythmicity called the circadian rhythm. This rhythm is controlled by the function of clock neurons and clock genes expressed in these neurons. The question is that the clock genes and the clock neurons also regulate an emergence of behavior in shorter time scale. By using Drosophila, I shown in this study that the clock genes affect on the emergence of behavior in shorter time scale, such as the locomotion activity or the courtship behavior.
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Research Products
(14 results)
