OBO ID: GO:0030431 |
Term Name: | sleep | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | Any process in which an organism enters and maintains a periodic, readily reversible state of reduced awareness and metabolic activity. Usually accompanied by physical relaxation, the onset of sleep in humans and other mammals is marked by a change in the electrical activity of the brain. 0192800981 | ||
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Ontology: | GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO |