"Sleep, REM" 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.
A stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eye and low voltage fast pattern EEG. It is usually associated with dreaming.
| Descriptor ID |
D012895
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.855.796.671 G11.561.803.754.671
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| Concept/Terms |
Sleep, REM- Sleep, REM
- REM Sleep
- Fast-Wave Sleep
- Fast Wave Sleep
- Sleep, Fast-Wave
- Sleep, Fast Wave
- Paradoxical Sleep
- Sleep, Paradoxical
- Rhombencephalic Sleep
- Sleep, Rhombencephalic
Rapid Eye Movements- Rapid Eye Movements
- Eye Movement, Rapid
- Eye Movements, Rapid
- Movement, Rapid Eye
- Movements, Rapid Eye
- Rapid Eye Movement
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