Grant: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Primary Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Amount
$289,745.00
Award Date
6/02/2009
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
GLUT4 is the isoform principally responsible for insulin-mediated glucose uptake in mammalian tissues. Glucose homeostasis is sensitive to changes in GLUT4 levels. Modulation of GLUT4 levels is therefore an attractive molecular target for therapeutic in