Internal clock, feeding rhythm set pace of liver
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 16:31
in Biology & Nature
Living organisms have adapted to the day-night cycle and, in most cases, evolved a "circadian clock" -- that is: an actual cellular metronome -- whose effects are not completely known yet. A scientific team has found that in the case of the liver, the rhythm of protein production and release is dictated by both the organisms' feeding behaviors and their internal clock.