Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$710,982.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

Endochondral bone formation is a complex process in which mesenchymal cells initially differentiate into chondrocytes, giving rise to cartilage elements that form templates for most of the skeleton. This process is regulated by several important hormones