Primary Recipient

OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$54,000.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

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

Hypertension affects approximately 25% of the adult population in the United States and is an important risk factor for death from stroke, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) of t