"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 G11.561.803.754
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| Concept/Terms |
Sleep Stages- Sleep Stages
- Sleep Stage
- Stage, Sleep
- Stages, Sleep
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sleep Stages" by people in Profiles.
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Delta sleep-inducing peptide in normal humans and in patients with sleep apnea and narcolepsy. Peptides. 1995; 16(6):1153-6.
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Decreased delta-sleep and plasma delta-sleep-inducing peptide in patients with Cushing syndrome. Neuroendocrinology. 1994 Dec; 60(6):626-34.
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Diurnal rhythm of plasma delta-sleep-inducing peptide in humans: evidence for positive correlation with body temperature and negative correlation with rapid eye movement and slow wave sleep. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1994 May; 78(5):1085-9.