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Muridae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Muridae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635
Unique ID
D009115
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009115
Annotation
do not check tags MICE or RATS
Scope Note
A family of the order Rodentia containing 250 genera including the two genera Mus (MICE) and Rattus (RATS), from which the laboratory inbred strains are developed. The fifteen subfamilies are SIGMODONTINAE (New World mice and rats), CRICETINAE, Spalacinae, Myospalacinae, Lophiomyinae, ARVICOLINAE, Platacanthomyinae, Nesomyinae, Otomyinae, Rhizomyinae, GERBILLINAE, Dendromurinae, Cricetomyinae, MURINAE (Old World mice and rats), and Hydromyinae.
Entry Term(s)
Murids
Registry Numbers
txid10066
Previous Indexing
Mice (1966-1981)
Rats (1966-1981)
Rodentia (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note
82
History Note
82
Date Established
1982/01/01
Date of Entry
1981/05/14
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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