Molecular cloning and expression analysis of ADAMs and cadherins during chicken embryonic development Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Juntang Lin Master of Science in Zoologie (M.Sc.) geboren am 08 August 1976 in der Provinz Henan, China Molecular cloning and expression analysis of ADAMs and cadherins during chicken embryonic development Dissertation for obtaining the degree of Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) at the Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena submitted by Juntang Lin Master of Science in Zoology (M.Sc.) Born on 08 August 1976 in Henan Province, China Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Dr. Christoph Redies Institute of Anatomy I Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, School of Medicine Teichgraben 7 07740 Jena, Germany Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bolz Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology Faculty for Biology and Pharmaceutics Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena Erbert Str. 1 07743 Jena, Germany Prof. Dr. Karina Reiss Department of Dermatology and Allergology University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Schittenhelm Str. 7 24105 Kiel, Germany Day of the public defence: 16.12.