Structured Summary
Abstract
A subfamily of the family MURIDAE comprised of 69 genera. New World mice and rats are included in this subfamily.
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Hesperomyinae
- Hesperomyines
- Neotoma
- Oryzomys
- Rats, Cotton
- Rats, Rice
- Sigmodon
- Cotton Rat
- Cotton Rats
- Rat, Cotton
- Rat, Rice
- Rice Rat
- Rice Rats
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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
for entry term RATS, RICE and other species commonly called "rats" but taxonomically SIGMODONTINAE, do not use the check tag RATS.
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History Note
2006 (1991); for NEOTOMA, SIGMODON, and RATS, COTTON use ARVICOLINAE 1982-1990
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Previous Indexing
- Microtinae (1982-1990)
- Rats (1966-1981)
- Rodentia (1966-1981)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sigmodontinae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016205. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016205
- Sigmodontinae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmodontinae
- Sigmodontinae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133373