"Mink" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Carnivores of genus Mustela of the family MUSTELIDAE. The European mink, which has white upper and lower lips, was widely trapped for commercial purposes and is classified as endangered. The American mink, lacking a white upper lip, is farmed commercially.
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D008907
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.600.575.500
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Guiroy DC, Marsh RF, Yanagihara R, Gajdusek DC. Immunolocalization of scrapie amyloid in non-congophilic, non-birefringent deposits in golden Syrian hamsters with experimental transmissible mink encephalopathy. Neurosci Lett. 1993 May 28; 155(1):112-5.