Chinese Hamster

Preferred Label : Chinese Hamster;

NCIt related terms : CRICETULUS GRISEUS; CHINESE; Cricetulus barabensis griseus;

NCIt definition : Originating in the deserts of northern China and Mongolia and kept in captivity since 1919, these hamsters exhibit a whitish/grey/brown coat color with a black stripe down the spine, and have a life span of two to three years. The Chinese hamster has a relatively long thin body and tail in comparison to other hamster breeds and is crepuscular year round in captivity. Of note, Chinese hamster ovary cell lines are highly transfectable and are used in a variety of pre-clinical research applications.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Originating in the deserts of northern China and Mongolia and kept in captivity since 1919, these hamsters exhibit a whitish/grey/brown coat color with a black stripe down the spine.;

Taxon ID : 10029;

Details

Origin ID

C77091;

UMLS CUI

C0018555;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Asian People [MeSH Descriptor]
- Chinese [IAB term]
- Cricetulus griseus (organism) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- FA complementation group G [HGNC gene]
- cricetulus [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- chinese hamster [SNOMED Notion]
- hamsters, chinese [MeSH concept]
False automatic mappings
- Chinese (ethnic group) [SNOMED CT concept]
- chinese [MeSH concept]
- chinese [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Mammal [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cricetulus griseus (organism) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- chinese hamster [SNOMED Notion]
- hamsters, chinese [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SEND Genus and Species Response Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Laboratory Animal Strain Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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