Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Amount

$151,293.00

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

Neurotrophins play crucial roles in innervation and development of taste buds. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and Neurotrophin-4 (NT-4) are members of the neurotrophin family and have been shown to influence the lingual gu