Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS

Amount

$83,989.00

Award Date

1/21/2010

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

Fibrous connective tissue provides mechanical support and frameworks for the other tissues of the body. Type 1 collagen is the major protein component of fibrous connective tissue. Fibroblasts are the cell type primarily responsible for collagen biosynthe