Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE

Amount

$55,245.00

Award Date

7/21/2009

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

Estradiol has been shown to enhance basal forebrain cholinergic function and cognitive performance, but the mechanism by which estradiol exerts these effects is unknown. GPR30 is a novel estrogen receptor that is expressed in the brain and other tissues,