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Preferred term

Xenopus laevis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Platanna
  • Platannas
  • X. laevi
  • X. laevis

Note

  • NIM with no qualifiers when an experimental animal

Scope note

  • The commonest and widest ranging species of the clawed "frog" (Xenopus) in Africa. This species is used extensively in research. There is now a significant population in California derived from escaped laboratory animals.

History note

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014982

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