0 a small animal covered in fur with a short tail and large spaces in each side of its mouth for storing food. Hamsters are often kept as pets.
1 a small, furry animal with a short tail, often kept as a pet
Cytokeratin filaments are present in golden hamster oocytes and early embryos.
We found that such electric pulses frequently caused lysis of hamster oocytes.
Peak numbers were found in hamsters and rats on day 5 and in mice on day 6 post-exposure.
The present observations suggest that cutaneous reactions in hamsters and mice might similarly differ.
In mice, migration was complete around day 20 but continued in hamsters up to day 40 post-exposure.
Effects of various enzymes on the ability of hamster egg plasma membranes to fuse with spermatozoa.
Although nuclear maturation of immature hamster oocytes readily occurred in vitro, fertilisability of the matured oocytes was very low.
All hamsters were handled in compliance with the international policies of animal care and welfare.