Analysis of the mammary gland specific effect of endothelin-1 in transgenic mice [Elektronische Ressource] / Nadir Gül. Gutachter: Richard Lucius ; Ahmed Mansouri ; Franz Theuring

Analysis of the mammary gland specific effect of endothelin-1 in transgenic mice D i s s e r t a t i o n Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) im Fach Biologie eingereicht an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin von Dipl. Biol. Nadir Gül Präsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Prof. Dr. Jan-Hendrik Olbertz Dekan der Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Richard Lucius 2. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mansouri 3. Prof. Dr. Franz Theuring Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 07.04.2011 Dedicated to the memory of my dear father IAcknowledgement I would like to show my gratitude to my advisor, Prof. Dr. Franz Theuring, whose encour-agement, scientific guidance and support from the initial to the final level enabled me to de-velop an understanding of my PhD study. I would like to express my special thank to Dr. Andreas Fischer who made this thesis possi-ble with his scientific criticism and friendly encouragement. I also want to thank previous and current lab members of the AG Theuring for providing a pleasant working environment where I enjoyed doing my research. It is also a pleasure to thank Karima Schwab, Markus Gluth and Mandy Magbagbeolu for their technical support and their sincere fellowship.