Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM

Amount

$260,876.00

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

Beta-adrenergic receptor (beta-AR) stimulation is the primary mechanism to increase the contractility of the heart, however chronic beta-AR stimulation, as occurs in heart failure (HF), results in reduced contractility. In heart cells, beta-AR stimulation