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Hamsters (Laboratory) - Pathology (view source)
Revision as of 11:41, 6 January 2011
, 11:41, 6 January 2011→Strains and Stocks
==Strains and Stocks==
==Strains and Stocks==
Although Syrian hamsters ''Mesocricetus auratus'' or Golden hamsters are the most commonly encountered laboratory species, a number of other species are also used. These include the Chinese hamster ''Cricetus cricetus'', the Armenian hamster ''Cricetulus migratorius'', the Dzungarian hamster ''Phodopus sungarus'' and the South African hamster ''Mystromyx albicauafus''.
Although Syrian hamsters ''Mesocricetus auratus'' or Golden hamsters are the most commonly encountered laboratory species, a number of other species are also used. These include the Chinese hamster ''Cricetus cricetus'', the Armenian hamster ''Cricetulus migratorius'', the Dzungarian hamster ''Phodopus sungarus'' and the South African hamster ''Mystromyx albicauafus''. There are a number of differences between these types of hamster;
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!bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|Description
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!align="left"|Syrian/Golden
|Compact body, short legs, 4 front toes, 5 rear toes, 120g, approximately 15cm long, short tail, dark ears, females larger than males.
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!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Chinese
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|usually grey with a black stripe down its back, 30-35g.
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==Physiology==
==Physiology==