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MeSH Heading: Octodon
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.663
Unique ID: D046329
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046329
Scope Note: A genus of diurnal rats in the family Octodonidae, found in South America. The species Octodon degus is frequently used for research.
Entry Term(s): Octodon degus
Registry Numbers: txid10159; txid10160
Related Numbers: txid10160
Previous Indexing: Rodentia (1968-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see RODENTIA 1982-2004
History Note: 2005; use RODENTIA 1982-2004
Date Introduced: 2005/01/01
Last Updated: 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)

Octodon MeSH Descriptor Data 2026