本研究を行うに際し、終始御指導、御鞭撻を賜りました熊本大学大学院医学 薬学研究部・薬物動態制御学分野、小田切優樹教授に深甚なる感謝の意を表し ます。
本研究を行うにあたり、終始有益な御助言と御便宜を惜しまれなかった Cincinnati大学H. Brian Halsall教授に心より感謝致します。
本論文作成に際し、有益な御教示と御校閲を賜りました熊本大学大学院医学 薬学研究部・生命分析化学分野、宇野公之教授、機能分子構造解析学分野、山 縣ゆり子教授ならびに製剤設計学分野、平山文俊助教授に心から感謝致します。
本研究に際し、終始有益な御助言と御便宜を惜しまれなかった熊本大学大学 院医学薬学研究部・薬物動態制御学分野、末永綾香助手ならびに丸山 徹博士 に心より感謝致します。
本研究に際し、有益な御助言と御協力を頂きました坂井紀文修士（三菱化学 安全科学研究所）ならびに小嶺嘉男修士（長崎大学医学部附属病院薬剤部）に 深謝致します。
リポソーム作製に際し、御指導、御協力頂きました京都大学大学院薬学研究 科、半田哲郎教授に深謝致します。
AGPのcDNAを恵与して頂いた協和発酵工業株式会社に心より御礼申し上げ ます。
AGP のポリクローナル抗体作製に際し、御指導、御協力頂きました熊本大学 大学院薬学教育部・細胞機能分子解析学研究室、清水英介修士に心から感謝致 します。
本研究を行うに際し、御協力頂いた福永直子学士をはじめ、熊本大学薬学部・
薬物動態制御学研究室の諸氏に心から感謝致します。
最後にここまで私を支えてくれた両親ならびに妻、裕美に心から感謝致しま す。
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