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MeSH Heading: Chlorocebus aethiops
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199.120.126.110
Unique ID: D002522
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002522
Annotation: NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES
Scope Note: A species of CERCOPITHECUS containing three subspecies: C. tantalus, C. pygerythrus, and C. sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannah of Africa. The African green monkey is the natural host of SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS and is used in AIDS research.
Entry Term(s): African Green Monkey; Cercopithecus aethiops; Cercopithecus griseoviridis; Cercopithecus griseus; Cercopithecus pygerythrus; Cercopithecus sabeus; Cercopithecus tantalus; Chlorocebus cynosuros; Chlorocebus cynosurus; Chlorocebus pygerythrus; Green Monkey; Grivet Monkey; Lasiopyga weidholzi; Malbrouck; Malbrouck Monkey; Monkey, African Green; Monkey, Green; Monkey, Grivet; Monkey, Vervet; Savanah Monkey; Savannah Monkey; Vervet Monkey
Related Numbers: txid460675; txid60710
Public MeSH Note: 2020; see CERCOPITHECUS 1981-1990; for CERCOPITHECUS PYGERYTHRUS & CERCOPITHECUS SABEUS see CERCOPITHECUS 1975-1980; see CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS 1991-2019
History Note: 2020(1981); see under CERCOPITHECUS 1981-1990; for CERCOPITHECUS PYGERYTHRUS & CERCOPITHECUS SABEUS see under CERCOPITHECUS 1975-1980; see under CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS 1991-2019
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/05/07
Revision Date: 2021/05/10

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Eukaryota [B01]
- Animals [B01.050]
  - Chordata [B01.050.150]
    - Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
      - Mammals [B01.050.150.900.649]
        
        Eutheria [B01.050.150.900.649.313]
        
        Primates [B01.050.150.900.649.313.988]
        
        Haplorhini [B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400]
        
        Catarrhini [B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112]
        
        Cercopithecidae [B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199]
        
        Cercopithecinae [B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199.120]
        
        Cercopithecus [B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199.120.126]
        
        Chlorocebus aethiops [B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199.120.126.110]

Chlorocebus aethiops Preferred

Concept UI: M0003848
Related Numbers: txid460675; txid60710
Scope Note: A species of CERCOPITHECUS containing three subspecies: C. tantalus, C. pygerythrus, and C. sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannah of Africa. The African green monkey is the natural host of SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS and is used in AIDS research.
Terms: Chlorocebus aethiops Preferred Term
Term UI T000871596
Date12/03/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Cercopithecus griseoviridis
Term UI T000953772
Date03/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Lasiopyga weidholzi
Term UI T000953773
Date03/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Savanah Monkey
Term UI T001102615
Date03/16/2021
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Cercopithecus griseus
Term UI T000953774
Date03/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Cercopithecus aethiops
Term UI T007356
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1981); African Green Monkey
Term UI T007361
Date11/28/1990
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Chlorocebus pygerythrus Narrower

Concept UI: M0003849
Terms: Chlorocebus pygerythrus Preferred Term
Term UI T000953778
Date03/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Cercopithecus sabeus
Term UI T007357
Date05/22/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Grivet Monkey
Term UI T007358
Date11/28/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Monkey, Grivet
Term UI T007359
Date05/07/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cercopithecus pygerythrus
Term UI T007360
Date05/22/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Chlorocebus cynosuros Narrower

Concept UI: M0003850
Terms: Chlorocebus cynosuros Preferred Term
Term UI T000953775
Date03/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Malbrouck
Term UI T000953776
Date03/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Chlorocebus cynosurus
Term UI T000953777
Date03/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Malbrouck Monkey
Term UI T000953780
Date03/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Monkey, African Green
Term UI T007362
Date05/07/1980
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Green Monkey
Term UI T007363
Date11/28/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Monkey, Green
Term UI T007364
Date05/07/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Monkey, Vervet Narrower

Savannah Monkey Broader

Chlorocebus aethiops MeSH Descriptor Data 2025