Chung Kit Ying. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-104). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- General Introduction --- p.1-22 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Expression of Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans (CSPGs) in the Chiasm of Mouse Embryos / Introduction --- p.23-24 / Materials and Methods --- p.25 -27 / Results --- p.28-33 / Discussion --- p.34-40 / Figures --- p.41-45 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Effects on Axon Routing after Removal of Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans by Enzymatic Digestion / Introduction --- p.46 -47 / Materials and Methods --- p.48 -50 / Results --- p.57 / Discussion --- p.57-61 / Figures --- p.62-66 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Immediate Effects of Prenatal Monocular Enucleation on the Cellular and Molecular Environment in the Development of Retinofugal Pathway / Introduction --- p.67-69 / Materials and Methods --- p.70-72 / Results --- p.73.77 / Discussion --- p.78-82 / Figures --- p.83-86 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- General Conclusion --- p.87-89 / References --- p.90 -104

Leung Kin Mei. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-125). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- GENERAL INTRODUCTION --- p.1-11 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- ENZYMATIC REMOVAL OF CHONDROITIN SULFATES ABOLISHES THE AGE-RELATED ORDER IN THE OPTIC TRACT OF MOUSE EMBRYOS / INTRODUCTION --- p.12-13 / MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.13-18 / RESULTS --- p.18-24 / DISCUSSION --- p.24-29 / FIGURES --- p.30-39 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- EXPRESSION OF PHOSPHACAN AND NEUROCAN IN THE DEVELOPING MOUSE RETINOFUGAL PATHWAY / INTRODUCTION --- p.40-42 / MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.42-43 / RESULTS --- p.44-49 / DISCUSSION --- p.49-55 / FIGURES --- p.56-61 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- HEPARAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN EXPRESSION IN THE OPTIC CHIASM OF MOUSE EMBRYOS / INTRODUCTION --- p.62-63 / MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.63-65 / RESULTS --- p.66-70 / DISCUSSION --- p.70-76 / FIGURES --- p.77-82 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- EXPRESSION OF NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES IN THE CHIASM OF MOUSE EMBRYOS / INTRODUCTION --- p.83-85 / MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.85-88 / RESULTS --- p.88-92 / DISCUSSION --- p.92.95 / FIGURES --- p.96-102 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- GERNEAL CONCLUSION --- p.103-105 / REFERENCES --- p.106-125