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MeSH Heading: Xenopus laevis
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.090.180.610.500.562
Unique ID: D014982
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014982
Annotation: NIM with no qualifiers when an experimental animal
Scope Note: The commonest and widest ranging species of the clawed frog (Xenopus) in Africa. This species is used extensively in research. There is now a significant population in California derived from escaped laboratory animals.
Entry Term(s): Platanna; X. laevis
Previous Indexing: Xenopus (1972-1980)
See Also: Xenopus Proteins
Public MeSH Note: 81
History Note: 81
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/05/13
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

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)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Xenopus laevis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025