Primary Recipient

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Amount

$5,429.00

Award Date

7/10/2009

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

Body size can be altered by pituitary growth hormone, with the largest and smallest nonobese humans varying by about 10-fold in body mass. Organ sizes generally vary with body size, although there are indicators of local organ size regulation as well. A