The effect of finasteride on spermatogenesis of Mesocricetus auratus [PDF]
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira, 2008 PURPOSE: To study the effect of finasteride on the spermatogenesis of adult Mesocricetus auratus. METHODS: Twenty adult hamsters were evaluated. The animals were one year-older, and were randomly divided in 2 different groups: control group with ten animals (n=10) and experimental group also with ten animals (n=10).
Vidigal, Dimas José Araújo +5 more
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Heteroenxerto de quelóide na bolsa jugal do hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2005 PURPOSE: To study the integration of keloid heterograft in hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) cheek pouch. METHODS: The sample is formed by 18 male hamsters, heterogenic ones, aged between 10 and 14 weeks.
Ferreira, Lydia Masako +3 more
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Characterization of the gastrointestinal microbiome of the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) and comparison to data from mice. [PDF]
FEBS Open BioTo gain insight into the Syrian hamsters' (RjHan:AURA) microbiome, different gastrointestinal sections were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Distinct differences in bacterial communities before and after the cecum were found. Comparison to data from C57BL/6J mice displayed strong differences.
Böswald LF +4 more
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Investigation of Viral, Bacterial and Parasitic Zoonotic Diseases in Rodents in Turkey. [PDF]
Vet Med SciRodents are reservoir hosts for zoonotic pathogens. In this study, the presence of viral lymphocytic choriomeningitis and hantavirus infections, bacterial tularaemia and leptospirosis, and parasitic leishmaniasis and toxoplasmosis were investigated in 498 rodents collected in Erzurum province, Turkey.
Timurkan MO +5 more
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Perineuronal Nets in Syrian Hamsters: Anatomical Localization, Sex Differences, Diurnal Variation, and Response to Social Stress. [PDF]
Brain BehavSyrian hamsters exhibit an anatomical distribution of perineuronal nets (PNNs) that is unique from that observed in other common laboratory rodents. We observed little change in PNNs based on lighting or after social defeat stress, but we did find significant sex differences in PNNs, indicating that studies of PNN function should include both sexes ...
Shaughnessy EK, Horne BW, Huhman KL.
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A Video Bioinformatics Method to Quantify Cell Spreading and Its Application to Cells Treated with Rho-Associated Protein Kinase and Blebbistatin [PDF]
, 2015 Commercial software is available for performing video bioinformatics analysis on cultured cells. Such software is convenient and can often be used to create suitable protocols for quantitative analysis of video data with relatively little background in ...
Phandthong, Rattapol +2 more
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Transplantable melanomas in hamsters and gerbils as models for human melanoma : sensitization in melanoma radiotherapy : from animal models to clinical trials [PDF]
, 2018 The focus of the present review is to investigate the role of melanin in the radioprotection of melanoma and attempts to sensitize tumors to radiation by inhibiting melanogenesis. Early studies showed radical scavenging, oxygen consumption and adsorption
Andrzej Słominski +11 more
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Topical treatment of experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis in golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) with formulations containing pentamidine [PDF]
, 2017 Current treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) relies mainly on pentavalent antimonials salts and second-line drugs include pentamidine and amphotericin B, but these therapies have side effects and require parenteral administration.
Avella, Maurizio +6 more
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, 2017 7. Romanian Hamster Mesocricetus newtoni French: Hamster de Newton / German: Rumaénischer Hamster / Spanish: Hamster de Rumania Taxonomy. Cricetus newtoni Nehring, 1898, “Schumla [= Shumen] in Ostbulgarien [= eastern Bulgaria].” In the past, M. newton: was considered a subspecies of M. brandi.
Don E. Wilson +2 more
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Early maternal experience shapes offspring performance in the wild [PDF]
, 2013 Both the environments experienced by a mother as a juvenile and an adult can affect her investment in offspring. However, the implications of these maternal legacies, both juvenile and adult, for offspring fitness in natural populations are unclear.
Armstrong, J.D. +4 more
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