Inbred Hamsters???

[JAF at UNCVX1.OIT.UNC.EDU]

Contact Wayne Steilein Schepens Eye Res. 
Institute.WayneS at vision.eri.harvard.edu.


On Thu, 13 Apr 1995 yoo at sask.usask.ca wrote:

> Dear netters,
> 
> I am trying to develop an animal model in hamsters for coronavirus disease/
> replication. If succesful, the animal will be used for CTL and other immuno-logical studies. The reason for hamsters is that, human adenovirus replicates
> in hamsters, and I am interested in infecting hamsters with recombinant
> adenovirus carrying coronavirus genes.
> Does anybody know if there are Inbred, syngenic hamsters available, or
> ever developed?
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Dongwan Yoo
> Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization
> University of Saskatchewan
> Saskatoon, Canada
> FAX: (306) 966-7478
> E-mail: Yoo at sask.usask.ca
> 
>