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Ambystoma mexicanum MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ambystoma mexicanum
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.090.608.080.068.525
Unique ID
D000558
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000558
Annotation
NIM with no qualifiers when an experimental animal
Scope Note
A salamander found in Mexican mountain lakes and accounting for about 30 percent of the urodeles used in research. The axolotl remains in larval form throughout its life, a phenomenon known as neoteny.
Entry Term(s)
Axolotl
Mexican Salamander
Registry Numbers
txid8296
Previous Indexing
Ambystoma (1972-1980)
Public MeSH Note
1991; see AMBYSTOMA 1981-1990; for AXOLOTL see AMBYSTOMA 1972-2009
History Note
1991(1981); for AXOLOTL use AMBYSTOMA 1972-2009
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1980/04/02
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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