Cercopithecus aethiops

"Cercopithecus aethiops" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A species of CERCOPITHECUS containing three subspecies: C. tantalus, C. pygerythrus, and C. sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannas of Africa. The African green monkey (C. pygerythrus) is the natural host of SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS and is used in AIDS research.

Descriptor ID

D002522

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.150.900.649.801.400.112.199.120.126.110

Concept/Terms

Cercopithecus aethiops

Monkey, Grivet

Monkey, Vervet

Monkey, Green

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cercopithecus aethiops".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Mammals [B01.050.150.900.649]
Primates [B01.050.150.900.649.801]
Haplorhini [B01.050.150.900.649.801.400]
Catarrhini [B01.050.150.900.649.801.400.112]
Cercopithecidae [B01.050.150.900.649.801.400.112.199]
Cercopithecinae [B01.050.150.900.649.801.400.112.199.120]
Cercopithecus [B01.050.150.900.649.801.400.112.199.120.126]
Cercopithecus aethiops [B01.050.150.900.649.801.400.112.199.120.126.110]

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