Dissertation. Ph.D. American University of Beirut. Department of Biology , 2016. D:74
Advisor : Dr. Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Professor, Department of Biology, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, Physiology ; Co-advisor : Dr. Walid Saad, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, ; Chair of Committee : Dr. Rabih Talhouk, Professor, Biology ; Members of Committee : Dr. Kamal Bouhadir, Associate Professor, Chemistry ; Dr. Diana Jaalouk, Assistant Professor, Biology ; Dr. Khaled Machaca, Professor, Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-149)