"Cercopithecus aethiops" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.801.400.112.199.120.126.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Monkey, Grivet- Monkey, Grivet
- Cercopithecus sabeus
- sabeus, Cercopithecus
- Grivet Monkey
- Grivet Monkeys
- Monkeys, Grivet
Monkey, Vervet- Monkey, Vervet
- Monkeys, Vervet
- Vervet Monkeys
- Cercopithecus tantalus
- tantalus, Cercopithecus
- Vervet Monkey
Monkey, Green- Monkey, Green
- African Green Monkey
- Green Monkey, African
- Green Monkey
- Green Monkeys
- Monkeys, Green
- Cercopithecus pygerythrus
- pygerythrus, Cercopithecus
- Monkey, African Green
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