"Saimiri" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of the family CEBIDAE consisting of four species: S. boliviensis, S. orstedii (red-backed squirrel monkey), S. sciureus (common squirrel monkey), and S. ustus. They inhabit tropical rain forests in Central and South America. S. sciureus is used extensively in research studies.
| Descriptor ID |
D012453
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.600.150.710.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Saimiri- Saimiri
- Saimirus
- Monkey, Squirrel
- Monkeys, Squirrel
- Squirrel Monkeys
- Squirrel Monkey
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Saimiri" by people in Profiles.
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Phenotypic and functional characterization of lymphocytes from different age groups of Bolivian squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis). PLoS One. 2013; 8(11):e79836.
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Quantitative genetics of costly neonatal sexual size dimorphism in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis). J Evol Biol. 2013 Apr; 26(4):756-65.
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A comparison of positive reinforcement training techniques in owl and squirrel monkeys: time required to train to reliability. J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2013; 16(3):211-20.
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Durable pharmacological responses from the peptide ShK-186, a specific Kv1.3 channel inhibitor that suppresses T cell mediators of autoimmune disease. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2012 Sep; 342(3):642-53.
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Squirrel monkeys' response to inequitable outcomes indicates a behavioural convergence within the primates. Biol Lett. 2011 Oct 23; 7(5):680-2.
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Pattern of maternal circulating CRH in laboratory-housed squirrel and owl monkeys. Am J Primatol. 2010 Nov; 72(11):1004-12.
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The composition of milk from Bolivian squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis). Am J Primatol. 2008 Jan; 70(1):35-43.
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Clinical, neuropathological and immunohistochemical features of sporadic and variant forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). J Gen Virol. 2007 Feb; 88(Pt 2):688-695.
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Cortisol metabolism in the Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis). Comp Med. 2006 Apr; 56(2):128-35.
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Preparing New World monkeys for laboratory research. ILAR J. 2006; 47(4):307-15.