Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON

Amount

$443,669.00

Award Date

9/01/2009

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

Award Description* DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Zinc is now believed to be an intracellular second messenger. It is hepatoprotective against various toxins and counteracts the oxidative stress elicited by compounds that have been linked to liver d