A genus of the family Muridae consisting of eleven species. C. migratorius, the grey or Armenian hamster, and C. griseus, the Chinese hamster, are the two species used in biomedical research.
Synonyms: Cricetulus, Hamster, Chinese, Hamsters, Chinese, Hamsters, Armenian, Armenian Hamsters, Armenian Hamster, Hamster, Armenian, Chinese Hamsters, Grey Hamster, txid10028, Hamster, Grey, Chinese Hamster, Hamsters, Grey, Grey Hamsters
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do not confuse with CRICETUS see CRICETINAE or CRICETIDAE see ARVICOLINAE; NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal ,91(78); was see under HAMSTERS 1978-90 ,91; was see under HAMSTERS 1978-90
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D003412
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