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Hamsters

Known as: Cricetinae, HAMSTER, Mammals, Hamsters 
A subfamily in the family MURIDAE, comprising the hamsters. Four of the more common genera are Cricetus, CRICETULUS; MESOCRICETUS; and PHODOPUS.
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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyCricetusIn BloodMicrobiological

Broader (2)

CricetidaeRodent

Narrower (3)

Djungarian HamstersMesocricetusPhodopus

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Cholesterol-Lowering Effects of Rice Bran and Rice Bran Oil Fractions in Hypercholesterolemic Hamsters
Cereal Chem. 69(5):485-489 The effects of temperature of extraction and fractionation of rice bran significantly lower plasma and… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Subcutaneous melatonin implants inhibit reproductive atrophy in male hamsters induced by daily melatonin injections.
Daily afternoon (at 7 p.m.) injections of melatonin (25 microng in oil) into adult male hamsters for 50 days led to atrophy of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Identification of simian virus 40 protein A
A large simian virus 40 (SV40)-specific protein can be efficiently immunoprecipitated from infected cell extracts with antisera… 
1977
1977
Inhibitory effect of anti-mouse egg serum on fertilization in vitro and in vivo in the mouse.
The effect of antiserum against mouse eggs on fertilization in micewwas investigated. The antigen was obtained from cumulus-free… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Depressant action of the pineal gland on pituitary luteinizing hormone and prolactin in male hamsters.
Blinding adult male hamsters either by bilateral orbital enucleation or by surgical removal of the inner retinal layers (ganglion… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Embryotoxicity of methyl mercuric chloride in golden hamsters.
Injection of 8 mg/kg methyl mercuric chloride ip in hamsters on day 5, 8, or 9 of pregnancy caused some maternal deaths, a high… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Serum LH levels in intact and castrated golden hamsters.
The concentrations of LH in serum have been measured by radioimmunoassay in golden hamsters maintained in an environment with… 
1970
1970
Facial formation in normal and cadmium-treated golden hamsters.
In the golden hamster the critical days of palatal development occur between days 12 and 14 of gestation. During this period the… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Luteotropic complex of the hamster.
Hypophysectomy, at any stage of pregnancy, interrupted gestation in the hamster. Pituitary removal at day 1, 4 or 8 of pregnancy… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Histometric investigations on the testicular tissue of rats with alloxan diabetes and Chinese hamsters with spontaneous diabetes.
A qualitative as well as quantitative analysis of testicular tissue was made in 15 rats with alloxan diabetes, 11 Chinese…