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Latency Period

(1) In physiology, the time from the moment of stimulation of an organism, organ, tissue, or cell until the manifestation of a responsive reaction.

The duration of the latency period depends on the level of phylogenetic development, individual development, and functional state of the body and on the complexity of the reaction and the speed of the processes in its peripheral and central links. Thus, the latency period of a given reflex consists of the time it takes to transform the energy of the external stimulus in the receptor, the time necessary to conduct the excitation along the nerve fibers, the duration of the synaptic lags, and the time required to trigger the effectors.

The latency period of psychological reactions characterizes the level of wakefulness and the states of attentiveness and tension. Determination of the magnitude of the latency period is of great importance in physiology, medicine (for studying the functions of the healthy and the diseased body), and experimental psychology.

(2) The latency period of pregnancy is a temporary lag in the development of the fertilized ovum in certain mammals; during the late blastula stage, the embryo lives in the womb for several months without attaching to the uterine mucosa. Fertilization of the sable, marten, ermine, badger, and roe deer occurs during the summer-fall period, but accelerated development of the ovum does not begin until the end of winter; hence, gestation in those animals goes on for nine months or more.

(3) In medicine, incubation period; the initial, latent period of a disease, without external manifestation.

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Sending them a promotion right after a particular latency period passes is smart marketing.

Using Latency to Improve Customer Retention by Corte Swearingen / Business community

Children are thought to be much more susceptible than adults, though we won't know for another 20 to 30 years how many will already have contracted this cancer from exposure in schools because of its long latency period," she said.

Cancer warning over asbestos in schools by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Prostate cancer (PCA), the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in men, represents an excellent candidate disease for chemoprevention studies because of its particularly long latency period, high rate of mortality and morbidity.

Theaflavins induced apoptosis of LNCaP cells is mediated through ... by Life Extension

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