Abstract & Thesis Samples

APPENDIX B (Sample Abstract)

ABSTRACT

Leptin is the protein product of the ob gene in white adipose tissue. Leptin is a hormone involved in the regulation of energy balance and food intake through activation of neuronal populations in the arcuate and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus. These nuclei communicate with some satiety centers in the hindbrain, namely the area postrema (AP), nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) and dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV). The NTS and DMV connect with the nervous system of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), also known as enteric nervous system (ENS), through the vagus nerve. The ENS consists of two main plexuses: myenteric plexus and submucosal plexus, and is responsible for most of the functions in the GI tract e.g., secretion and motility.
Here we investigated activation of AP, NTS, and DMV as well as ENS neurons in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum of adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats injected with 0.25, 0.5, and 10 mg/kg leptin or vehicle (15 mM HCL and 7.5 mM NaOH, pH 5.2) utilizing the detection of Fos-immunoreactivity in these neurons. Fos is the protein product of the immediate early gene c-fos, which has been used extensively as a marker for neuronal activation.
We confirmed a previously reported finding that intraperitoneal injection of leptin increased Fos-immunoreactivity in the AP, NTS, and the DMV. Also, we found that 0.5 mg/kg leptin increased c-fos expression in the enteric neurons of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Thus, we conclude that the ENS and the hindbrain may have a role in activation by leptin.

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APPENDIX C (SAMPLE TITLE PAGE)

                                                   LEPTIN ACTIVATES ENTERIC NEURONS IN THE RAT SMALL
                                                                                            INTESTINE
                                                                                                    By
                                                                                   Shani Titania Lampley

                                                          A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty
                                                                             of Tuskegee University
                                                                in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
                                                                                    of the Degree

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY

                                                                            TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
                                                                            Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
                                                                                           May 2008

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APPENDIX D (SAMPLE THESIS – DISSERTATION APPROVAL PAGE

THESIS/DISSERTATION APPROVED BY:

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Major Professor

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Dean of College

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Dean of Graduate Programs

FOR:

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Student

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Title of Thesis

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APPENDIX E (SAMPLE TITLE PAGE FOR DOCTORAL DISSERTATION)

Dissertation Title

Student's Name

A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Tuskegee University
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING

                                                                                TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
                                                                                             May 2008

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DISSERTATION APPROVED BY

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Major Professor

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Committee Member

__________________________ ______________________________
Director, PhD Program (MSE) Dean, College of Engineering,

Architecture and Physical Sciences

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Dean of Graduate Programs

For

Student's Name

Title of Dissertation

Abstract & Thesis Samples

APPENDIX B (Sample Abstract)

APPENDIX C (SAMPLE TITLE PAGE)

APPENDIX D (SAMPLE THESIS – DISSERTATION APPROVAL PAGE

APPENDIX E (SAMPLE TITLE PAGE FOR DOCTORAL DISSERTATION)

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