Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO

Amount

$111,304.00

Award Date

5/21/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Astrocytes play a fundamental role in signaling, maintenance and protection of the brain. Data generated in the sponsor's laboratory suggest that the neuroprotective ability of astrocytes diminishes with age. It was also discovered that the purinergic rec