"Peromyscus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A genus of the subfamily SIGMODONTINAE consisting of 49 species. Two of these are widely used in medical research. They are P. leucopus, or the white-footed mouse, and P. maniculatus, or the deer mouse.
| Descriptor ID |
D010542
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.075.500.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Mice, White-Footed- Mice, White-Footed
- Mice, White Footed
- White-Footed Mice
- Mouse, White-Footed
- Mouse, White Footed
- White-Footed Mouse
Mice, Deer- Mice, Deer
- Deer Mice
- Mouse, Deer
- Deer Mouse
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