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Cricetulus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cricetulus
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.075.250.250
Unique ID
D003412
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003412
Annotation
do not confuse with CRICETUS see CRICETINAE or CRICETIDAE see ARVICOLINAE; NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal
Scope Note
A genus of the family Muridae consisting of eleven species. C. migratorius, the grey or Armenian hamster, and C. griseus, the Chinese hamster, are the two species used in biomedical research.
Entry Term(s)
Hamsters, Armenian
Hamsters, Chinese
Hamsters, Grey
Registry Numbers
txid10028
Previous Indexing
Hamsters (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under HAMSTERS 1978-90
History Note
91(78); was see under HAMSTERS 1978-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/05/05
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Cricetulus Preferred
Hamsters, Chinese Narrower
Hamsters, Armenian Narrower
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