Background: An increasing number of asthma cases upon exposure to hamsters and anaphylactic reactions following hamster bites are being reported, but the allergens responsible are still poorly characterized. In the Golden hamster, male-specific submaxillary gland protein (MSP), a lipocalin expressed in a sexand tissue-specific manner in the submaxillary and lacrimal glands, is secreted in the s...

Background: An increasing number of asthma cases upon exposure to hamsters and anaphylactic reactions following hamster bites are being reported, but the allergens responsible are still poorly characterized. In the Golden hamster, male-specific submaxillary gland protein (MSP), a lipocalin expressed in a sexand tissue-specific manner in the submaxillary and lacrimal glands, is secreted in the s...

BACKGROUND Bio F1B hamster is an inbred hybrid strain that is highly susceptible to diet-induced atherosclerosis. We previously reported that feeding a high fat fish oil diet to Bio F1B hamster caused severe hyperlipidaemia. In this study we compared the effects of various diets in the Bio F1B hamster and the Golden Syrian hamster, which is an outbred hamster strain to investigate whether genet...

The metabolism of N-[3,5-3H]nitroso-2,6-dimethylmorpholine (NDMM) was studied in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Syrian golden hamsters, and guinea pigs. NDMM induces tumors in the esophagus in rats, pancreatic cancer in hamsters, and hemangioendothelial tumors of the liver in guinea pigs. An intragastric dose of NDMM (2 mg, 2 muCi/animal) was rapidly distributed throughout the tissues of both the ...

Growth-differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8) in the uterus: its identification and functional significance in the golden hamster Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7:134 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-7-134 Chun Lung Wong ([email protected]) Yayu Huang ([email protected]) Wing Kei Ho ([email protected]) Hong Kit Poon ([email protected]) Pui Lai Cheung ([email protected]) Wai...