Preferred Label : mole rats;
MeSH definition : Any of several burrowing rodents of the families MURIDAE and Bathyergidae, found in
eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. They have short limbs, small eyes with permanently
closed lids, and no tail. Three genera SPALAX (Muridae), Heterocephalus (Bathyergidae)
and Cryptomys (Bathyergidae) are used frequently as experimental animals in biomedical
research. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed);
MeSH synonym : mole-rat; molerats; mole rat; rat, mole; rats, mole; molerat; Mole-Rats;
MeSH hyponym : cryptomys; heterocephalus;
MeSH Related Number : txid10173; txid10180;
MeSH annotation : NIM when experimental animal;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole rats;
Origin ID : D019577;
UMLS CUI : C0524809;
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Any of several burrowing rodents of the families MURIDAE and Bathyergidae, found in
eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. They have short limbs, small eyes with permanently
closed lids, and no tail. Three genera SPALAX (Muridae), Heterocephalus (Bathyergidae)
and Cryptomys (Bathyergidae) are used frequently as experimental animals in biomedical
research. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed)
