Oxygen-derived free radicals and the pathogenesis of catecholamine cardiomyopathy

150 Pages·1993·4.9 MB·English

by  Ward, Valerie Lynn

YALE
UNIVERSITY
CUSHING/WHITNEY
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OXYGEN-DERIVED FREE RADICALS
AND THE PATHOGENESIS OF
CATECHOLAMINE CARDIOMYOPATHY
A Thesis Submitted to the Yale University School of Medicine
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Degree of Doctor of Medicine
by
Valerie Lynn Ward
1993
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This thesis is dedicated to my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Larry H.
and Opal M. Ward, who have supported and guided me throughout
each and every academic endeavor. I would also like to acknowledge
my thesis advisor. Dr. S. Evans Downing, who invited me into his
laboratory for this original investigation, and taught me the art of
research. Lastly, I wish to thank the technicians in Dr. Downing's
laboratory, Mrs. Veronika Walton and Mr. Kevin McCarthy, for all of
their help above and beyond the call of duty.