Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

Amount

$283,291.00

Award Date

7/16/2009

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 award is designed to investigate the role of protein kinase C epsilon (PKCe) in the antiadrenergic action of adenosine. The antiadrenergic action of adenosine via adenosine A1 receptors limits the responsiveness of the heart to beta-adrenergic nerv