Primary Recipient

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

Amount

$99,999.00

Award Date

8/31/2009

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

In this supplement, we propose to set up a bioassay for CCK and measure CCK levels in human subjects given bile acide supplements; CCK is the hormone responsible for gallbladder contraction. There is no reliable assay for CCK that is sensitive enough to