title: Ketone Bodies Signal Opportunistic Food-Seeking Activity.
abstract: Food-seeking activity at a predictable time of the day is one of the fundamental 'opportunistic behaviors' for survival. The neural and molecular basis for such anticipatory activity is not clearly understood. However, a new report shows that, after several hours of fasting, liver-derived ketone bodies have a key role in this behavior.
authors.affiliation: Regulatory Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010, North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaix
authors.affiliation: Regulatory Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010, North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: satchin@salk.edu.
authors.forename: Satchidananda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059031:Anticipation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D001070:Appetitive Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007657:Ketone Bodies