Unpredictable feeding
1 paper3 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Debreceni Egyetem and 2 more
- Animals1
Outcomes
3ULK1
upin C. japonica1
1 study
ULK1
upin C. japonica1
Unpredictable feeding increases ULK1 in C. japonica.
“upregulated Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase-1 (ULK1) and autophagy-related genes (ATG9A and ATG5) in females.”
Animals16 daysfemales
Unpredictability and adaptive responses to dietary variability in Japanese quail
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences19 Mar 2026
MTOR
downin C. japonica1
1 study
MTOR
downin C. japonica1
Unpredictable feeding decreases MTOR in C. japonica.
“it downregulated MTOR and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) and its receptor (IGF1R)”
Animals16 daysfemales
Unpredictability and adaptive responses to dietary variability in Japanese quail
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences19 Mar 2026
Body mass
downin C. japonica1
1 study
Body mass
downin C. japonica1
Unpredictable feeding decreases body mass in C. japonica.
“unpredictability reduced the body mass of female birds, whereas males remained unaffected.”
Animals16 daysfemales
Unpredictability and adaptive responses to dietary variability in Japanese quail
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences19 Mar 2026