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Descriptor English: Tupaia
Descriptor Spanish: Tupaia
Descriptor Tupaia
Scope note: Género de musaraña arborícola de la familia TUPAIIDAE constituido por unas 12 especies. Una de las más comunes es T. glis. Los miembros de este género habitan en las pluvisilvas y en zonas de crecimiento secundario en el sureste asiático.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tupaia
Descriptor French: Tupaia
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.996.770.770
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014417
Scope note: A genus of tree shrews of the family TUPAIIDAE which consists of about 12 species. One of the most frequently encountered species is T. glis. Members of this genus inhabit rain forests and secondary growth areas in southeast Asia.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Primates (1972-1974)
Tupaiidae (1975-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under TUPAIIDAE 1981-90
History Note: 91(81); was see under TUPAIIDAE 1981-90
DeCS ID: 14816
Unique ID: D014417
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/05/09
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Tupaia - Preferred
Concept UI M0022161
Scope note A genus of tree shrews of the family TUPAIIDAE which consists of about 12 species. One of the most frequently encountered species is T. glis. Members of this genus inhabit rain forests and secondary growth areas in southeast Asia.
Preferred term Tupaia



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