DeCS

Descriptor English:

Primates

Descriptor Spanish:

Primates

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor

primates

Scope note:

Orden de mamíferos constituido por más de 300 especies, que incluye las familias LEMURIDAE, LORISIDAE, TARSIIDAE, MONOS y HOMÍNIDOS. Se caracterizan por poseer un cerebro relativamente grande en comparación con otros mamíferos terrestres, ojos orientados hacia delante, la presencia de la CISURA CALCARINA y MECANORRECEPTORES especializados, en las manos y los pies, que les permiten percibir estímulos táctiles suaves.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Primatas

Descriptor French:

Primates

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.649.313.988

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011323

Scope note:

An order of mammals consisting of more than 300 species that include LEMURS; LORISIDAE; TARSIERS; MONKEYS; and HOMINIDS. They are characterized by a relatively large brain when compared with other terrestrial mammals, forward-facing eyes, the presence of a CALCARINE SULCUS, and specialized MECHANORECEPTORS in the hands and feet which allow the perception of light touch.

Annotation:

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CL classification
EM embryologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
SU chirurgie
UR urine
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

11759

Unique ID:

D011323

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2017/07/11