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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

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Cricetulus MeSH Descriptor Data 2024