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 savannah 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 Cercopithecus aethiops aethiops, Cercopithecus Chlorocebus aethiops Chlorocebus aethiop aethiop, Chlorocebus aethiops, Chlorocebus Monkey, Vervet Monkey, Vervet Monkeys, Vervet Vervet Monkeys Cercopithecus tantalus tantalus, Cercopithecus Vervet Monkey Savannah Monkey Savannah Monkey Monkey, Savannah Monkeys, Savannah Savannah Monkeys Monkey, Grivet Monkey, Grivet Cercopithecus sabeus sabeus, Cercopithecus Grivet Monkey Grivet Monkeys Monkeys, Grivet Monkey, Green Monkey, Green African Green Monkey Green Monkey, African Green Monkey Green Monkeys Monkeys, Green Cercopithecus pygerythrus pygerythrus, Cercopithecus Monkey, African 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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