Primary Recipient

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY

Amount

$742,525.00

Award Date

7/27/2009

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

In the dopaminergic neurons, free dopamine in the cytosol is a unique source of endogenous toxins leading to neuron death; however, dopamine of physiological concentration is not sufficient to cause cell death. Dopamine may become toxic when other risk fa