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Preservation of Astrocytic Coupling Prevents Epileptogenesis
(2018-10-23)
Antiepileptic therapies are mainly based on drugs which target neuronal function. One third of epileptic patients do not respond adequately to these treatments and, importantly, all available drugs merely suppress seizures ......
Influence of the St John´s wort extract Ze117 and selected ingredients on membrane fluidity and phospholipid composition in rat C6 glioblastoma cells
(2018-10-31)
Chronic stress has been recognized to represent a key factor for the development of depression. Among others cortisol has been described to mediate an adaptive effect on plasma membrane fluidity which may affect signal ...
Animal-Robot Interactions: Electrocommunication, Sensory Ecology, and Group Dynamics in a Mormyrid Weakly Electric Fish
(2018-12-12)
Mormyrid weakly electric fish possess a specialized electrosensory system. During the process of active electrolocation, these animals perceive self-generated electric organ dis-charges (EOD) and are thereby able to detect ...
Vegetationskundliche und bodenkundliche Analyse der sekundären Entwicklung halbnatürlicher Grasländer auf ungarischen Ackerbrachen
(2018-04-26)
Eine Option, dem Rückgang halbnatürlicher Grasländer in Mitteleuropa entgegenzuwirken, ist die Förderung einer Bestandsneubildung auf ehemaligen Ackerflächen. Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert die spontane Neuentwicklung ...
Reconciling Molecular with Biological and Morphological Data Towards an Integrative Analysis of the Evolutionary Biology of Chafers
(2018-03-20)
The research constituting this thesis acts at the interface of multiple disciplines related to biodiversity, combining data from morphology, genetics, geography, and ecology. Seven independent chapters (chapter II – chapter ...
The relevance of myeloid-derived suppressor cells during Litomosoides sigmodontis infection
(2018-05-23)
68 million people are infected with lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and South America, causing a major health problem with economic repercussions among the infected populations. This disease ......