Electric field stimulation of precision-cut lung slices [Elektronische Ressource] / Marco Schlepütz

Electric field stimulation of precision-cut lung slicesVon der Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften der RWTH Aachen University zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertationvorgelegt vonMarco Schlepütz, M.Sc.aus SimmerathBerichter: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Martin Univ.-Prof. Dr. Werner BaumgartnerTag der mündlichen Prüfung: 06. Oktober 2011Diese Dissertation ist auf den Internetseiten der Hochschulbibliothek online verfügbar.AcknowledgementThe current thesis was made in the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University and it is a pleasure for me to thank all the people who made this dissertation possible.First, I owe my deepest gratitude to Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Martin for being my supervisor and mentor. I would like to thank him for his guidance, support, promotion and trust during the whole time. He always had an open door facilitating my work tremendously, and our discussions were always inspiring.I would also like to thank my second examiner Univ.-Prof. Dr. Werner Baumgartner for his readiness to survey my doctoral studies and his constant interest in my work.This thesis would not have been possible without the head of the institute Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Uhlig, who provided the requirements to conduct this study.