The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is conducting a study to determine whether urinary excretion of prostaglandin metabolites is altered in preeclamptic patients before the clinical onset of disease, and to determine the effect of oral calcium supplementation during pregnancy on the excretion of these metabolites. The Contractor shall measure metabolites of prostacyclin and thromboxane in approximately 700 urine specimens selected by the Project Officer from five clinical centers over the course of two years.

Project Start
1993-09-13
Project End
1995-09-12
Budget Start
1993-09-13
Budget End
1994-09-12
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1993
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department
Pharmacology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
004413456
City
Nashville
State
TN
Country
United States
Zip Code
37212