Primary Recipient

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$228,750.00

Award Date

4/12/2010

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

Cortisol released from the adrenal cortex acts on liver, muscle, and adipose cells to regulate energy balance and to maintain blood glucose at constant levels. Precise control of blood glucose is critical because this sugar acts as the brain?s prime energ