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Descriptor English: Colobus
Descriptor Spanish: Colobus
Descriptor Colobus
Scope note: Género de monos del Viejo Mundo, subfamilia COLOBINAE, familia CERCOPITHECIDAE, que vive en los bosques de África. Comprende C. angolensis (colobo angolano), C. guereza (Guereza o colobo blanquinegro del este), C. polykomos (colobo rey o colobo blanquinegro del oeste), C. satanas (colobo negro) y C. vellerosus.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colobus
Descriptor French: Colobus
Entry term(s): Colobus Monkey
Colobus Monkeys
Monkey, Colobus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199.150.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003104
Scope note: A genus of Old World monkeys, subfamily COLOBINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, that inhabits the forests of Africa. It includes C. angolensis (Angolan colobus), C. guereza (Guereza or Eastern black-and-white colobus), C. polykomos (King colobus or Western black-and-white colobus), C. satanas (Black Colobus) and C. vellerosus.
Annotation: NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES
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
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CERCOPITHECIDAE 1981-90; was see under MONKEYS 1975-80
History Note: 91(75); was see under CERCOPITHECIDAE 1981-90; was see under MONKEYS 1975-80
DeCS ID: 3135
Unique ID: D003104
NLM Classification: QL 737.P93
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2020/02/28
Colobus - Preferred
Concept UI M0004805
Scope note A genus of Old World monkeys, subfamily COLOBINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, that inhabits the forests of Africa. It includes C. angolensis (Angolan colobus), C. guereza (Guereza or Eastern black-and-white colobus), C. polykomos (King colobus or Western black-and-white colobus), C. satanas (Black Colobus) and C. vellerosus.
Preferred term Colobus
Entry term(s) Colobus Monkey
Colobus Monkeys
Monkey, Colobus



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