Organisms

Gryllidae

The family Gryllidae consists of the common house cricket, Acheta domesticus, which is used in neurological and physiological studies. Other genera include Gryllotalpa (mole cricket); Gryllus (field cricket); and Oecanthus (tree cricket).

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Abstract

The family Gryllidae consists of the common house cricket, Acheta domesticus, which is used in neurological and physiological studies. Other genera include Gryllotalpa (mole cricket); Gryllus (field cricket); and Oecanthus (tree cricket).

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Crickets
  • Cricket

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

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History Note

91(86); was see under ORTHOPTERA 1986-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Orthoptera (1975-1985)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.678w.410w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gryllidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006135. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006135
  2. Gryllidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryllidae
  3. Gryllidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47328