Sleep Stages
"Sleep Stages" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Periods of sleep manifested by changes in EEG activity and certain behavioral correlates; includes Stage 1: sleep onset, drowsy sleep; Stage 2: light sleep; Stages 3 and 4: delta sleep, light sleep, deep sleep, telencephalic sleep.
| Descriptor ID |
D012894
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.855.796 G11.561.600.815.754
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| Concept/Terms |
Sleep Stages- Sleep Stages
- Sleep Stage
- Stage, Sleep
- Stages, Sleep
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sleep Stages" by people in Profiles.
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Portnoy JM, Simon SD. Is 3-mm less drowsiness important? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2003 Oct; 91(4):324-5.