PROLINE-RICH ACIDIC PROTEIN IN LIFE AND DEATH HUANG BAO HUA (B.Sc. (Hons.), NUS ) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2008 . PROLINE- RICH ACIDIC PROTEIN 1 IN LIFE AND DEATH HUANG BAO HUA (B.Sc. (Hons.), NUS ) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR. DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2008