Sentinel Species

Preferred Label : Sentinel Species;

MeSH definition : Organisms used to determine measurable environmental risks or hazards to human health and or well-being, thereby serving as advance or early warning signs of impending danger to humans. Examples of sentinel species are monkeys, guinea pigs, and the fabled canary in the coal mine.;

MeSH synonym : Sentinel Organisms; Sentinel Organism;

DeCS synonym : Sentinel Plants; Sentinel Animals; Bioindicator Species;

MeSH hyponym : Sentinel Animal;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel species;

Détails

Origin ID

D000072739;

UMLS CUI

C4277542;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- Bioindicator Species [MeSH concept]
- Sentinel Animals [MeSH concept]
- Sentinel Plants [MeSH concept]
- Sentinel Species [MeSH concept]
See also
- environmental exposure [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organism [UMLS semantic type]

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