Organisms

Chlorocebus aethiops

A species of CERCOPITHECUS containing three subspecies: C. tantalus, C. pygerythrus, and C. sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannah of Africa. The African green monkey is the natural host of SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS and is used in AIDS research.

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Abstract

A species of CERCOPITHECUS containing three subspecies: C. tantalus, C. pygerythrus, and C. sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannah of Africa. The African green monkey is the natural host of SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS and is used in AIDS research.

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  • African Green Monkey
  • Cercopithecus aethiops
  • Cercopithecus griseoviridis
  • Cercopithecus griseus
  • Lasiopyga weidholzi
  • Savanah Monkey
  • Green Monkey, African
  • Monkey, Savanah
  • Cercopithecus pygerythrus
  • Cercopithecus sabeus
  • Cercopithecus tantalus
  • Chlorocebus cynosuros
  • Chlorocebus cynosurus
  • Chlorocebus pygerythrus
  • Green Monkey
  • Grivet Monkey
  • Malbrouck
  • Malbrouck Monkey
  • Monkey, African Green
  • Monkey, Green
  • Monkey, Grivet
  • Monkey, Vervet
  • Savannah Monkey
  • Vervet Monkey
  • Chlorocebus cynosuro
  • Green Monkeys
  • Grivet Monkeys
  • Malbrouck Monkeys
  • Malbroucks
  • Monkey, Malbrouck
  • Monkey, Savannah
  • Savannah Monkeys
  • Vervet Monkeys

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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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Indexing Annotation

NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES

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History Note

2020(1981); see under CERCOPITHECUS 1981-1990; for CERCOPITHECUS PYGERYTHRUS & CERCOPITHECUS SABEUS see under CERCOPITHECUS 1975-1980; see under CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS 1991-2019

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chlorocebus aethiops. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002522. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002522
  2. Chlorocebus aethiops. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grivet
  3. Chlorocebus aethiops. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257470