Organisms

Mink

Carnivores of genera Mustela and Neovison of the family MUSTELIDAE. The European mink has white upper and lower lips while the American mink lacks white upper lip.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Carnivores of genera Mustela and Neovison of the family MUSTELIDAE. The European mink has white upper and lower lips while the American mink lacks white upper lip.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Minks
  • American Mink
  • European Mink
  • Mustela lutreola
  • Mustela macrodon
  • Mustela vison
  • Neovison vison
  • Sea Mink
  • Mink, American
  • Mink, European
  • Mink, Sea
  • Minks, Sea
  • Sea Minks
  • vison, Neovison

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18 allowable subheadings

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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Previous Indexing

  • Carnivora (1966-1967)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.750w.250w.575w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mink. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008907. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008907
  2. Mink. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mink
  3. Mink. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17700