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A genus of Old World monkeys found in Africa although some species have been introduced into the West Indies. This genus is composed of at least twenty species: C. AETHIOPS, C. ascanius, C. campbelli, C. cephus, C. denti, C. diana, C. dryas, C. erythrogaster, C. erythrotis, C. hamlyni, C. lhoesti, C. mitis, C. mona, C. neglectus, C. nictitans, C. petaurista, C. pogonias, C. preussi, C. salongo, and C. wolfi.
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES
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- Monkeys (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cercopithecus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002521. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002521
- Cercopithecus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guenon
- Cercopithecus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255571