Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, THE

Amount

$99,348.00

Award Date

9/22/2009

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

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has been implicated in craniofacial pain and headache by virtue of its expression in the trigeminal ganglion and roles in neurogenic inflammation and nociception. In particular, CGRP levels are elevated in migraine,