Molecular Characterization of the Regenerating Retinal Ganglion Cells using Quantitative PCR and Immunohistochemistry

This dissertation is dedicated to my family. Deep gratitude for their love and support. Acknowledgements I wish to express my deep and heartfelt gratitude to my supervisor Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Solon Thanos. I am especially indebted to him for his invaluable comments and unfailing patience, professionalism and wisdom. His guidance and encouragement enable me to complete my dissertation successfully. I would like to express my profound gratitude to Univ-Prof. Neuropathology for their advice on technical issues for real-time PCR, especially Dr. Hasselblat for his in computer graphics, results analysis and helpfulness at any time. All other members of the group for instructive and pleasant to cooperation , and many times joint pleasure. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my deepest thanks to all the people who contributed to this research, including all the staff of I am also indebted to those who helped me revise my dissertation. Thanks to my parents and my brothers and sisters for being the best family I could ever hope for. They have always given me their support throughout my life. For love, support, and everything else, I will never stop thanking my husband Yong Zeng and my lovely daughter Xinrui Zeng. Their support and firm confidence in my ability helped me to persevere in academic pursuit. thank each of these organizations for their generous financial support.