This neuromuscular disease clinical center is an interdisciplinary approach by a group of clinician-investigators to analyze the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of human neuromuscular disease. The center takes advantage of the unique clinical skills and patient population available through the Department of Neurology, research resources available on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and the expertise of the investigators in the necessary biochemical, immunochemical, immunohistological, in vivo spectroscopic, and molecular biological techniques. Each of the six projects in the center shares two characteristics: it addresses important questions about the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of human nerve or muscle dysfunction; and each has made significant progress toward answering these questions during the past year.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Type
Specialized Center (P50)
Project #
5P50NS008075-20
Application #
3107518
Study Section
Neurological Disorders Program Project Review B Committee (NSPB)
Project Start
1979-07-01
Project End
1990-11-30
Budget Start
1989-12-01
Budget End
1990-11-30
Support Year
20
Fiscal Year
1990
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Pennsylvania
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
042250712
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
19104