The Damage in Dermal Blood Vessels and Connective Tissue during Systemic Sclerosis (Histopathological and immunohistochemical biopsy analysis) ; Odos kraujagyslių ir jungiamojo audinio pažeidimai sergant sistemine skleroze (Histopatologiniai ir imunohistocheminiai bioptatų tyrimai)

VILNIUS UNIVERSITY VILNIUS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL MEDICINE Arvydas Rimkevičius The Damage in Dermal Blood Vessels and Connective Tissue during Systemic Sclerosis (Histopathological and immunohistochemical biopsy analysis) Summary of doctoral thesis Biomedical sciences, medicine (07 B) Skeleton, muscle, rheumatology, locomotor system (B 580) Vilnius, 2010 The dissertation was prepared at the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of Vilnius University The dissertation will be defended according to the protocol for external doctorates. Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Habil. Zygmunt Mackiewicz, Prof. UO (Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of Vilnius University, biomedical sciences, medicine – 07 B, skeleton, muscle, rheumatology, locomotor system - B 580) Scientific Consultant: Prof. Dr. Habil. Algirdas Venalis (Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of Vilnius University, biomedical sciences, medicine – 07B, skeleton, muscle, rheumatology, locomotor system - B 580) The thesis will be defended at Medical Research Council of Vilnius University: Chairman: Ass. Prof. Dr. Vidmantas Alekna (Vilnius University, Biomedical sciences, medicine – 07B, skeleton, muscle, rheumatology, locomotor system - B 580) Members: Prof. Dr. Habil.