Organisms

Rats

The common name for the genus Rattus.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The common name for the genus Rattus.

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Classification

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Rattus
  • Rat
  • Rats, Laboratory
  • Rats, Norway
  • Rattus norvegicus
  • Laboratory Rat
  • Laboratory Rats
  • Norway Rat
  • Norway Rats
  • Rat, Laboratory
  • Rat, Norway
  • norvegicus, Rattus

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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

check tag: NIM no qualifiers for RATS, the genus RATTUS unspecified, or any RATTUS species

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History Note

2006

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051381. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051381
  2. Rats. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattus
  3. Rats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36396