Phosphodiesterase 10A upregulation contributes to pulmonary arterial hypertension [Elektronische Ressource] / by Xia Tian

Phosphodiesterase 10A Upregulation Contributes to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Inaugural Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Medicine in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Human Biology in the Faculty of Medicine of the Justus Liebig University of Giessen by Xia Tian of Jiangsu, China Giessen, 2009 From the Department of Internal Medicine Director/Chairman: Prof. Dr. med. Werner Seeger of the University Hospital Giessen - Marburg Supervisor: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ralph Theo Schermuly Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Ralph Theo Schermuly Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Gerhild Euler thDate of Doctoral Defense: 12 April 2010 INDEX INDEX INDEX.............................................................................................................................. I LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................IV LIST OF TABLES .........................................................................................................V ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................VI SUMMARY....................................................................................................................IX ZUSAMMENFASSUNG............................................................................