| id | GO:0030431 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | sleep |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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." [ISBN:0192800981] |
| subset | goslim_pir |
| synonym | "diapause" RELATED [] |
| synonym | "dormancy" RELATED [] |
| synonym | "lethargus" RELATED [] |
| xref | Wikipedia:Sleep |
| is_a | GO:0007610 ! behavior |
| is_a | GO:0032501 ! multicellular organismal process |