Alterations in the behaviour and level of neurotransmitters after acute and repeated administration of the psychostimulant plant, Catha edulis and its active principle, cathinone in rat [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Mehret Yerdaw Banjaw

Alterations in the behaviour and level of neurotransmitters after acute and repeated administration of the psychostimulant plant, Catha edulis and its active principle, cathinone in rats DISSERTATION der Fakultät für Biologie der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften vorgelegt von MEHRET YERDAW BANJAW aus Shoa, Äthiopien 2005 Alterations in the behaviour and level of neurotransmitters after acute and repeated administration of the psychostimulant plant, Catha edulis, and its active principle, cathinone, in rat DISSERTATION der Fakultät für Biologie der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften vorgelegt von MEHRET YERDAW BANJAW aus Shoa, Äthiopien 2005 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 22. 07. 2005 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Fiedrich Schöfl 1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Werner J. Schmidt 2. Berichterstatter: PD Dr. Markus Fendt ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS This dissertation is based on the following articles, which are referred as manuscripts I-V in the text. I.