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MeSH Heading: Gerbillinae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.300
Unique ID: D005849
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005849
Annotation: NIM when experimental animal
Scope Note: A subfamily of the Muridae consisting of several genera including Gerbillus, Rhombomys, Tatera, Meriones, and Psammomys.
Entry Term(s): Gerbils; Jird; Meriones; Psammomys; Rats, Sand
Registry Numbers: txid10045; txid10046; txid48138
Related Numbers: txid10046; txid48138
Previous Indexing: Rodentia (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 82; was GERBILS 1968-81; PSAMMOMYS was see CRICETIDAE 1982-90
Online Note: use GERBILLINAE to search GERBILS 1968-81; use MICROTINAE to search PSAMMOMYS 1982-90
History Note: 82; was GERBILS 1968-81; PSAMMOMYS was see CRICETIDAE 1982-90
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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)

Gerbillinae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025