Primary Recipient

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Amount

$100,001.00

Award Date

1/26/2010

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

Muscle wasting is a serious problem for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), occurring independently of dietary factors. Muscle protein losses are due to an increase in muscle protein degradation plus a smaller decrease in protein synthesis. We h