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MeSH Heading: Muntjacs
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.380.373.322
Unique ID: D018668
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018668
Scope Note: A genus, Muntiacus, of the deer family (Cervidae) comprising six species living in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, the Malay Peninsula, and neighboring island countries. They are usually found in forests and areas of dense vegetation, usually not far from water. They emit a deep barklike sound which gives them the name "barking deer." If they sense a predator they will "bark" for an hour or more. They are hunted for their meat and skins; they thrive in captivity and are found in many zoos. The Indian muntjac is believed to have the lowest chromosome number in mammals and cell lines derived from them figure widely in chromosome and DNA studies. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed., p1366)
Entry Term(s): Muntiacus; Muntjaks
Registry Number: txid9885
Previous Indexing: Deer (1970-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/16
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)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0027972
Registry Number: txid9885
Scope Note: A genus, Muntiacus, of the deer family (Cervidae) comprising six species living in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, the Malay Peninsula, and neighboring island countries. They are usually found in forests and areas of dense vegetation, usually not far from water. They emit a deep barklike sound which gives them the name "barking deer." If they sense a predator they will "bark" for an hour or more. They are hunted for their meat and skins; they thrive in captivity and are found in many zoos. The Indian muntjac is believed to have the lowest chromosome number in mammals and cell lines derived from them figure widely in chromosome and DNA studies. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed., p1366)
Terms: Muntjacs Preferred Term
Term UI T055570
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Muntjaks
Term UI T055571
Date01/24/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Muntiacus
Term UI T055569
Date01/24/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

Muntjacs MeSH Descriptor Data 2023