Spontaneous seizures: a new mutation in Syrian golden hamsters.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a108676

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Spontaneous seizures: a new mutation in Syrian golden hamsters.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Yoon C H, Peterson J S, Corrow D

Abstract excerpt

Hereditary spontaneous seizures in the Syrian hamsters are described. The seizures occur in 30 to 60-day-old animals from about 2 to 5 hours. The condition is a simple recessive trait, and the gene symbol sz is proposed.

Topics

Animals
Cricetinae
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Genes, Recessive
Male
Mutation
Seizures

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