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Body weights of Syrian golden hamsters with WST and CKY CWD
| Prion strain | Peak (mean ± SEM) |
Terminal (mean ± SEM) |
Mean terminal/peak body wt % change ± SEMb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body wt (g) | Time (wpi)a | Body wt (g) | Time (wpi) | ||
| Mock | 186 ± 3.2 | 48 ± 6.5 | 172 ± 5.8 | 73 ± 4.9 | –0.07 ± 0.01 |
| WST CWD | 206 ± 5.7 | 39 ± 0.9 | 135 ± 4.3 | 55 ± 0.6 | –0.34 ± 0.01 |
| CKY CWD | 219 ± 6.8 | 63 ± 1.2 | 188 ± 9.4 | 73 ± 1.0 | –0.14 ± 0.02 |
wpi, weeks postinfection.
That is, the percent change in body weight from peak to terminal stages.
