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Sleep, Slow-Wave MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sleep, Slow-Wave
Tree Number(s)
F02.830.855.796.835
G11.561.803.754.835
Unique ID
D000077310
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077310
Scope Note
A stage of sleep characterized by synchronized wave activity as observed in the ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; the waves exhibit a frequency of 0.5 to 2 Hz, and a peak-to-peak amplitude greater than 75 microvolts.
Entry Term(s)
Deep Sleep
Delta Sleep
N3 Sleep
NREM Stage 3
Slow-Wave Sleep
Public MeSH Note
2019; see SLEEP 1998-2018
History Note
2019; use SLEEP 1998-2018
Date Established
2019/01/01
Date of Entry
2018/07/09
Revision Date
2019/04/29
Sleep, Slow-Wave Preferred
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