The role of photoperiod and melatonin in the control of seasonal reproduction in mammals [PDF]
Roczniki Naukowe Polskiego Towarzystwa Zootechnicznego, 2020 Melatonin secreted by pineal cells is a hormone whose biosynthesis is coordinated by neurons of the master clock located in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), characterized by the generation of a 24-hour rhythm.
Izabela Szpręgiel, Danuta Wronska
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Dynamic Changes of the Blood Chemistry in Syrian Hamsters Post-Acute COVID-19
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 are not fully understood. We aimed to determine the long-term lung
Chi-Ju Hsu +9 more
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Characterizations of Hamster Retina as a Model for Studies of Retinal Cholesterol Homeostasis
Biology, 2021 Cholesterol homeostasis in the retina, a sensory organ in the back of the eye, has been studied in mice but not hamsters, despite the latter being more similar to humans than mice with respect to their whole-body cholesterol maintenance. The goal of this
Nicole El-Darzi +6 more
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A method for nucleic acid hybridization to isolated chromosomes in suspension [PDF]
, 1987 A procedure was developed to provide differential fluorescent staining of metaphase chromosomes in suspension following nucleic acid hybridization. For this purpose metaphase chromosomes were isolated from a Chinese hamster x human hybrid cell line ...
Bier, Frank +5 more
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Virulence, 2023 Nipah virus (NiV) is a high-risk pathogen which can cause fatal infections in humans. The Indian isolate from the 2018 outbreak in the Kerala state of India showed ~ 4% nucleotide and amino acid difference in comparison to the Bangladesh strains of NiV ...
Sreelekshmy Mohandas +5 more
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Sorting of chromosomes by magnetic separation [PDF]
, 1988 Chromosomes were isolated from Chinese hamster x human hybrid cell lines containing four and nine human chromosomes. Human genomic DNA was biotinylated by nick translation and used to label the human chromosomes by in situ hybridization in suspension ...
A Oberteufer +30 more
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Diet-Induced Obesity and NASH Impair Disease Recovery in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Golden Hamsters
Viruses, 2022 Obese patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are prone to severe forms of COVID-19. There is an urgent need for new treatments that lower the severity of COVID-19 in this vulnerable population. To better replicate the human context, we set up
François Briand +18 more
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Donor species complement after liver xenotransplantation: The mechanism of protection from hyperacute rejection [PDF]
, 1994 Hamster hearts transplanted into stable rat recipients of hamster livers (OLT rats) were hyperacutely rejected after transfer with unaltered rat antihamster hyperimmune serum (HS).
Celli, S +6 more
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BORAGE OIL RICH IN GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID (GLA) REDUCES CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) RISK FACTORS IN HAMSTERS FED IN DIET RICH IN SATURATED FATTY ACIDS (SFAS) AND CHOLESTEROL. [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2014 The experiment was applied on /45/ healthy male of golden Syrian hamsters, were divided into three groups as follows: Control group(C), High Fat-High Cholesterol group(HF-HC) and Borage Oil group (BO).
Ahmad Mufeed Supuh +2 more
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Antiviral Ranpirnase TMR-001 Inhibits Rabies Virus Release and Cell-to-Cell Infection In Vitro
Viruses, 2020 Currently, no rabies virus-specific antiviral drugs are available. Ranpirnase has strong antitumor and antiviral properties associated with its ribonuclease activity.
Todd G. Smith +12 more
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