PhysiologyJournal of Insect PhysiologyPeer-reviewed
Dietary potassium and cold acclimation additively increase cold tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster
Bassam Helou, Marshall W. Ritchie, Heath Andrew MacMillan, Mads Kuhlmann Andersen
This study shows that cold acclimation and a high-potassium diet together improve cold tolerance in Drosophila by enhancing intracellular K+ levels and reducing hemolymph hyperkalemia.
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