Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$238,979.00

Award Date

9/25/2009

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

The aim is to determine the contribution of mechanical factors (myofibroblast contractility and regional increases in liver stiffness) to the development of bridging fibrosis. The research plan includes 1) a detailed morphological analysis of fibrotic rat