Shared sleep factors (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Shared sleep factors

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Collaborative research led by Kyushu University indicates that multiple sleep-regulatory components are evolutionarily conserved between brainless hydras and animals with central nervous systems.

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Taichi Q. Itoh, Kyushu University

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