Primary Recipient

THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

Amount

$164,500.00

Award Date

6/08/2009

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 overall aim of this proposal is to elucidate the mechanism(s) regulating hepatic urea synthesis in case of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or metabolic syndrome. The long-term goal is to develop a clinically applicable protocol to improve ure