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Assaying Locomotor Activity to Study Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Parameters in Drosophila

Article DOI: 10.3791/2157 • 18:08 min • September 28th, 2010
September 28th, 2010 •
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1Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, 2Current Address: Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, 3Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University

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We describe procedures for recording daily locomotor activity rhythms of Drosophila and subsequent data analysis. Locomotor activity rhythms are a reliable behavioral output of animal circadian clocks and are used as the standard readout of clock function when studying circadian mutants or examining how the environment regulates the circadian system.

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Assaying Locomotor Activity Circadian Rhythms Sleep Parameters Drosophila Endogenous Circadian Pacemakers Clock Function Genetic Screens Cellular And Biochemical Bases Locomotor Movement Monitoring System Infrared Light Daily Cycles Of Activity And Inactivity Commercially Available Monitoring Devices Software Programs Data Analysis
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