Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$419,229.00

Award Date

5/29/2009

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

This R21 proposal describes the development of three-dimensional (3-D) in vitro liver sinusoids comprised of primary hepatocytes and primary liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. These in vitro constructs will be used in detoxification studies. The specific