Organisms

Erythrocebus

a genus of Old World monkeys of the family CERCOPITHECINAE that inhabit the forests and savannas of Africa. It contains only one species, ERYTHROCEBUS PATAS, also known as the patas monkey or red monkey.

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a genus of Old World monkeys of the family CERCOPITHECINAE that inhabit the forests and savannas of Africa. It contains only one species, ERYTHROCEBUS PATAS, also known as the patas monkey or red monkey.

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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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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.112w.199w.120w.260w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Erythrocebus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016669. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016669
  2. Erythrocebus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrocebus
  3. Erythrocebus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10758998