DeCS

Descriptor English:

Hedgehogs

Descriptor Spanish:

Erizos

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	erizos
Scope note:	Familia Erinaceidae, del orden EULIPOTYPHLA. La mayoría son verdaderos erizos, con una cubierta de espinas y una cola muy corta. Los miembros de la familia que se encuentran en el sureste de Asia (ratas lunares o gimnuros) tienen pelo corporal normal y una cola larga.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Ouriços

Descriptor French:

Hérissons

Entry term(s):

Erinaceidae
Erinacéidés

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.649.313.961.376

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006364

Scope note:

The family Erinaceidae, in the order EULIPOTYPHLA. Most are true hedgehogs possessing a coat of spines and a very short tail. Those members of the family found in Southeast Asia (moonrats or gymnures) have normal body hair and a long tail.

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:

6514

Unique ID:

D006364

NLM Classification:

QL 737.I53

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Date Established:

1972/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01