Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$156,976.00

Award Date

7/16/2009

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

This proposal seeks to elucidate the molecular pathways responsible for diaphragm fiber atrophy and decreased diaphragm force generation in patients exposed to the combination of diaphragm inactivity and mechanical ventilation.