Preferred Label : cricetulus;
MeSH definition : A genus of the family Muridae consisting of eleven species. C. migratorius, the grey
or Armenian hamster, and C. griseus, the Chinese hamster, are the two species used
in biomedical research.;
MeSH hyponym : hamsters, armenian; hamsters, chinese; Armenian Hamster; Armenian Hamsters; Hamster, Armenian; Hamsters, Grey; Grey Hamster; Grey Hamsters; Hamster, Grey; Chinese Hamster; Chinese Hamsters; Hamster, Chinese;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with CRICETUS see CRICETINAE or CRICETIDAE see ARVICOLINAE; NIM when
exper animal: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted; do not forget to check tag; do not confuse with CRICETUS see CRICETINAE or CRICETIDAE see ARVICOLINAE; NIM with
no qualifiers when experimental animal;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricetulus;
UNII : txid10028;
Origin ID : D003412;
UMLS CUI : C0010320;
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A genus of the family Muridae consisting of eleven species. C. migratorius, the grey
or Armenian hamster, and C. griseus, the Chinese hamster, are the two species used
in biomedical research.