University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2008 Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Family of Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 3 (EAAT3) Preferring Inhibitors Terri Lynn Mavencamp The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Mavencamp, Terri Lynn, "Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Family of Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 3 (EAAT3) Preferring Inhibitors" (2008). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 303. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/303 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Family of Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 3 (EAAT3) Preferring Inhibitors. By Terri Lynn Mavencamp Boston University, Boston, MA, 2003 Dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience The University of Montana Missoula, MT Autumn 2008 Approved by: Dr. David A. Strobel, Dean Graduate School Dr. Christopher S. Esslinger Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Dr. Richard J. Bridges Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Dr. Diana I. Lurie Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Dr. Mark L. Grimes Division of Biological Science Dr. Michael P. Kavanaugh Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science Acknowledgments First I would like to thank my mentor Sean Esslinger, who is the reason I continued my education in science.