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Descriptor English:
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Cercopithecus aethiops
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Cercopithecus aethiops
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Cercopithecus aethiops
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Synonyms English:
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Cercopithecus pygerythrus
Monkey, African Green
Monkey, Green
Monkey, Grivet
Cercopithecus sabeus
African Green Monkey
Cercopithecus tantalus
Green Monkey
Grivet Monkey
Monkey, Vervet
Vervet Monkey
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Tree Number:
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B01.150.900.649.801.400.112.199.120.126.110
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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Old World monkey; NIM when exper animal: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted; diseases: coord IM with MONKEY DISEASES (IM)
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History Note English:
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91(81); was see under CERCOPITHECUS 1981-90; CERCOPITHECUS PYGERYTHRUS & CERCOPITHECUS SABEUS were see under CERCOPITHECUS 1975-80
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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2559
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Unique Identifier:
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D002522
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