Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/585479]Researchers: Prof Stefan Broer (Principal investigator) , Dr Megan O'Mara , Prof Carsten Wagner , Prof Joachim Deitmer , The Australian National University (Managed by)
Brief description Hepatic encephalopathy is a syndrome observed in patients with liver cirrhosis and is caused by increased amounts of ammonia in the blood. The proposed project investigates a transporter that is involved in ammonia and glutamine metabolism in liver and brain. The two organs are critical to the pathology of liver failure and ammonia toxicity resulting from reduced liver function. The transporter thus could become a drug target for a variety of liver diseases.
Funding Amount $AUD 393,249.10
Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/585479
- nhmrc : 585479