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Gorilla gorilla MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gorilla gorilla
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.400.375
Unique ID
D006071
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006071
Annotation
diseases: coordinate with APE DISEASES + specific disease /‌vet
Scope Note
This single species of Gorilla, which is a member of the HOMINIDAE family, is the largest and most powerful of the PRIMATES. It is distributed in isolated scattered populations throughout forests of equatorial Africa.
Entry Term(s)
Gorillas
Registry Numbers
txid9593
Previous Indexing
Pongidae (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note
81; was GORILLAS 1975-80
Online Note
use GORILLA GORILLA to search GORILLAS 1975-80
History Note
81; was GORILLAS 1975-80
Date Established
1975/09/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Gorilla gorilla Preferred
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