Expression of Growth Arrest and DNA Damage Protein 45-alpha (gadd45-alpha) and the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-delta (C/EBP-delta) in Fishes Exposed to Heat and Hypoxia

........................................................................................ i Dedication....................................................................................... ii Acknowledgements........................................................................... iii List of Figures......................................................................................v Chapter 1: Overview and background...................................................... 7 Chapter 2: The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-δ (C/EBP-δ) and its expression in hypoxia-stressed zebrafish, Danio rerio...........................................14 Figures for Chapter 2......................................................................... 31 Chapter 3: Gadd45-α expression in heat-shocked liver tissue from an Antarctic notothenioid fish, Trematomus bernacchii.............................................37 Figures for Chapter 3......................................................................... 51 Chapter 4: Conclusions....................................................................... 54 References ..................................................................................... 57 Appendix........................................................................................ 71