Grant: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Primary Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Amount
$109,017.00
Award Date
8/18/2010
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
The Kissi gene encodes proteins called kisspeptins, v^rhich bind to the G-protein coupled receptor GPR54. Kissl is expressed in discrete brain regions that regulate reproductioa and in mammals, induding humans, kisspeptins stimulate the secretion of gonad