Regulation of cardiotrophin-1 expression during mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation by hypoxia and reactive oxygen species [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Ateghang Bernadette

REGULATION OF CARDIOTROPHIN-1 EXPRESSION DURING MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION BY HYPOXIA AND REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the German Degree Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) of the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry (FB 08) of the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany Submitted by ATEGHANG BERNADETTE From Cameroon Giessen, 16.02.2006 The work reported in this thesis was carried out during the period of January 2004 to February 2006 at the Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany. The work was sponsored by the German research foundation (DFG) and supervised by Prof. Dr. Heinrich Sauer and Prof. Dr. Michael Martin. Dean: Prof. Dr. Juergen Mayer Institute of Biological Didactics Faculty of Biology and Chemistry Justus-Liebig-University Giessen Karl-Glöckner-Strasse 21, 35394 Giessen First Referee: Prof. Dr.