Oryzias

"Oryzias" 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.

MeSH information

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The only genus in the family Oryziinae, order BELONIFORMES. Oryzias are egg-layers; other fish of the same order are livebearers. Oryzias are used extensively in testing carcinogens.

Descriptor ID	D009990
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.493.850.139.650
Concept/Terms	Oryzias Oryzias Medaka Medaka Medakas Oryziinae Japanese Medaka Japanese Medaka Medaka Killifish Killifish, Medaka Oryzias latipes Killifish, Japanese Japanese Killifish Japanese Rice Fish

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Oryzias".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Fishes [B01.050.150.900.493]
Smegmamorpha [B01.050.150.900.493.850]
Beloniformes [B01.050.150.900.493.850.139]
Oryzias [B01.050.150.900.493.850.139.650]

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