Xenopus laevis

"Xenopus laevis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The commonest and widest ranging species of the clawed "frog" (Xenopus) in Africa. This species is used extensively in research. There is now a significant population in California derived from escaped laboratory animals.

Descriptor ID	D014982
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.090.180.610.500.562
Concept/Terms	Xenopus laevis Xenopus laevis X. laevis X. laevi Platanna Platannas

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Amphibians [B01.050.150.900.090]
Anura [B01.050.150.900.090.180]
Pipidae [B01.050.150.900.090.180.610]
Xenopus [B01.050.150.900.090.180.610.500]
Xenopus laevis [B01.050.150.900.090.180.610.500.562]

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