"Cercocebus atys" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of Old World monkeys from the genera CERCOCEBUS that is important in AIDS research. They may be naturally or experimentally infected with the SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS. They inhabit African forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo Republic.
| Descriptor ID |
D016665
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199.120.120.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Cercocebus atys- Cercocebus atys
- Sooty Mangabey
- Mangabey, Sooty
- Mangabeys, Sooty
- Sooty Mangabeys
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