Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Amount

$52,916.00

Award Date

9/23/2010

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

Peptide YY3-36 (PYY3-36) is an important hormone that is released post-prandially into the bloodstream from gut epithelial cells. Its secretion is related to caloric intake, and it induces satiety by acting on Y2 receptors in the brain. Recent research co