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Abstract
Any of several burrowing rodents of the families MURIDAE and Bathyergidae, found in eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. They have short limbs, small eyes with permanently closed lids, and no tail. Three genera SPALAX (Muridae), Heterocephalus (Bathyergidae) and Cryptomys (Bathyergidae) are used frequently as experimental animals in biomedical research. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed)
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9 entry terms
- Mole-Rats
- Molerats
- Mole Rat
- Mole-Rat
- Molerat
- Rat, Mole
- Rats, Mole
- Cryptomys
- Heterocephalus
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Aspects Covered
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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Indexing Annotation
NIM when experimental animal
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History Note
98
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Previous Indexing
- Muridae (1982-1997)
- Rodentia (1968-1997)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mole Rats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019577. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019577
- Mole Rats. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole-rat
- Mole Rats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26261793