Organisms

Murinae

A subfamily in the family MURIDAE, comprising the Old World MICE and RATS.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A subfamily in the family MURIDAE, comprising the Old World MICE and RATS.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Acomys
  • Apodemus
  • Bandicoot Rats
  • Bandicota
  • Mastomys
  • Praomys
  • Rats, Bandicoot
  • Bandicoot Rat
  • Bandicotas
  • Rat, Bandicoot

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not check tags MICE or RATS for MURINAE or its entry terms such as RATS, BANDICOOT; do not confuse BANDICOOT RATS with bandicoot (= MARSUPIALIA)

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History Note

2006; for ACOMYS, APODEMUS, BANDICOTA, MASTOMYS, PRAOMYS, and RATS, BANDICOTT use MURIDAE 1982-2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Muridae (1987-2005)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Murinae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051189. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051189
  2. Murinae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murinae
  3. Murinae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30266