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MeSH Heading: Mesocricetus
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.075.250.500
Unique ID: D008647
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008647
Annotation: NIM when experimental animal
Scope Note: A genus in the order Rodentia and family Cricetidae. One species, Mesocricetus auratus or golden hamster is widely used in biomedical research.
Entry Term(s): Hamsters, Golden; Hamsters, Golden Syrian; Hamsters, Syrian; Mesocricetus auratus; Syrian Golden Hamster; Syrian Hamster
Registry Numbers: txid10035; txid10036
Related Numbers: txid10036
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HAMSTERS 1975-90
Online Note: search HAMSTERS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under HAMSTERS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/06/01

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)

Concept UI: M0013472
Registry Numbers: txid10036
Terms: Mesocricetus auratus Preferred Term
Term UI T563585
Date12/15/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Syrian Hamster
Term UI T000996784
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hamsters, Golden Syrian
Term UI T025721
Date05/14/1981
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hamsters, Syrian
Term UI T025722
Date05/14/1981
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hamsters, Golden
Term UI T025723
Date04/21/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Syrian Golden Hamster
Term UI T001131985
Date01/11/2023
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

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