Sleeping to fuel the immune system: mammalian sleep and resistance to parasites
dc.contributor.author | Opp, Mark R | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-07T17:33:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-07T17:33:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-01-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2009 Jan 09;9(1):8 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/112537 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract Sleep is an enigma. Why animals forgo eating and reproducing, while potentially increasing their risk of predation remains unknown. Although some may question whether all animals sleep, it is clear that all living organisms possess defenses against attack by pathogens. Immune responses of humans and animals are impaired by sleep loss, and responses to immune challenge include altered sleep. Thus, sleep is hypothesized to be a component of the acute phase response to infection and to function in host defense. Examining phylogenetic relationships among sleep parameters, components of the mammalian immune system and resistance to infection may provide insight into the evolution of sleep and lead to a greater appreciation for the role of sleep in host defense. | |
dc.title | Sleeping to fuel the immune system: mammalian sleep and resistance to parasites | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/112537/1/12862_2008_Article_922.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1471-2148-9-8 | en_US |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | Opp. | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-08-07T17:33:33Z | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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