DeCS

Descriptor English:

Mole Rats

Descriptor Spanish:

Ratas Topo

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	ratas topo
Entry term(s)	Cryptomys Heterocephalus
Scope note:	Cualquiera de los diversos roedores excavadores de las familias MURIDAE y Bathyergidae, que se encuentran en Europa oriental, África, y Asia. Tienen patas cortas, ojos pequeños con párpados permanentemente cerrados, y no tienen cola. Los tres géneros, Spalax (Muridae), Heterocephalus (Bathyergidae) y Cryptomys (Bathyergidae) se usan con frecuencia como animales de experimentación en la investigación biomédica. (Walker s Mammals of the World, 5th ed)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Ratos-Toupeira

Descriptor French:

Rats taupes

Entry term(s):

Cryptomys
Heterocephalus
Rat taupe

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.600

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019577

Scope note:

Any of several burrowing rodents of the families MURIDAE and Bathyergidae, found in eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. They have short limbs, small eyes with permanently closed lids, and no tail. Three genera SPALAX (Muridae), Heterocephalus (Bathyergidae) and Cryptomys (Bathyergidae) are used frequently as experimental animals in biomedical research. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed)

Annotation:

NIM when experimental animal

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:

33282

Unique ID:

D019577

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Date Established:

1998/01/01

Date of Entry:

1997/06/20

Revision Date:

2017/07/11