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REM latency

REM latency REM latency is the length of time before rapid eye movement sleep begins.

REM latency is the length of time before rapid eye movement sleep begins. In this context, a shorter REM latency is described as a biological marker linked with depression, while some antidepressants increase it.

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Drafting source: Kostyalik Diána; Vas Szilvia; Kátai Zita; Kitka Tamás; Gyertyán István; Bagdy Gyorgy; Tóthfalusi László. Chronic escitalopram treatment attenuated the accelerated rapid eye movement sleep transitions after selective rapid eye movement sleep deprivation: a model-based analysis using Markov chains. 2014; DOI 10.1186/s12868-014-0120-8; article XML SHA-256 66274c22633aa99927616006490b25cba5b4bce95fd2eae92e8b49e9c771e218. “Chronic escitalopram treatment attenuated the accelerated rapid eye movement sleep transitions after selective rapid eye movement sleep deprivation: a model-based analysis using Markov chains” (10.1186/s12868-014-0120-8).
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