echinoid in Axonal Outgrowth during Drosophila melanogaster embryogenesis A Senior Honors Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for graduation with research distinction in Molecular Genetics in the College of Biological Sciences

Variation in EGF/Ras signaling in C. elegans and C. briggsae vulval development Honors Research Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for graduation “with Honors Research Distinction in Molecular Genetics” in the undergraduate colleges

FTIR Analysis of Particulate Matter Collected on Teflon Filters in Columbus, OH A Senior Honors Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for graduation with distinction in Chemistry in the undergraduate colleges

ASYMMETRIC REDUCTIONS OF KETONES, IMINES, AND OXIMES USING BIOCATALYTIC ENZYMES FOUND IN PEA PLANTS Honors Research Thesis Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation with honors research distinction in Chemistry in the undergraduate colleges of The Ohio State

Rate Determination of the PRP8 Intein Splicing Kinetics An honors thesis presented to the Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York In partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from The Honors College

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Estrogen Effects 1 Running head: EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN ON AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR Effects of Estrogen on Aggressive Behavior A Senior Honors Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for graduation with distinction in Psychology in the undergraduate colleges

Estrogens are known modulators of aggression however, the specific action of estrogens on brain function has not been determined. In a correlational study, the number of estrogen receptors in regions of the hypothalamus and limbic system was correlated with aggressive behavior in a domestic strain of mice (CD-1). To determine whether these correlations reflect the effect of estrogen on aggressi...