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Pitman, J.L., Waddell, S. (2009). Sleep: what goes up must come down.  Curr. Biol. 19(12): R480--R482.
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FBrf0215523
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Abstract
The function of sleep is hotly contested. Two recent studies suggest that fly sleep may be required to rescale synapses in the brain.
PubMed ID
19549492
PubMed Central ID
PMC2810515 (PMC) (EuropePMC)
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.048
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Publication Type
    Journal
    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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