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Descriptor English: Naja
Descriptor Spanish: Naja
Descriptor Naja
Entry term(s) Boulengerina
Scope note: Género de serpientes elápidas, también denominadas cobras, que habitan en África, centro y sur de Asia e islas adyacentes como Taiwán y Filipinas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Naja
Descriptor French: Naja
Entry term(s): Boulengerina
Cobra, Water
Cobras, Water
Water Cobra
Water Cobras
Tree number(s): B01.050.050.286.875.750.612
B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.875.612
B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.750.612
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000073156
Scope note: A genus of elapid snakes, also known as cobras, that are indigenous to Africa, Central and Southern Asia, and adjacent islands such as Taiwan and the Philippines.
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
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Elapidae (1994-2017)
Public MeSH Note: 2018; see ELAPIDAE 1994-2017
History Note: 2018; use ELAPIDAE 1994-2017
Related: Elapid Venoms MeSH
DeCS ID: 56904
Unique ID: D000073156
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2017/03/29
Naja - Preferred
Concept UI M0026959
Scope note A genus of elapid snakes, also known as cobras, that are indigenous to Africa, Central and Southern Asia, and adjacent islands such as Taiwan and the Philippines.
Preferred term Naja
Boulengerina - Narrower
Concept UI M0026961
Scope note A subgenus of Naja, also known as the water cobra, that is indigenous to Central and Western Africa.
Preferred term Boulengerina
Entry term(s) Cobra, Water
Cobras, Water
Water Cobra
Water Cobras



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