Grant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Primary Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Amount
$40,827.00
Award Date
9/28/2009
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
The Kiss1 gene codes for a family of peptides called kisspeptins, which bind to a G protein-coupled receptor known as Kiss1r (also known as GPR54). Kisspeptin signaling through Kiss1r is essential for normal reproductive development and fertility. Kiss1 i