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B -- MERIT APPROVED STUDY WITH DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA SOL RFP 573-007-00 DUE 101599 POC Marilyn Gray, Contract Specialist, 352/374-6007, FAX #352/379-7437 This solicitation is not to solicit proposals, but for informational purposes only. The Department of Veterans Affairs, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (GVAMC), Research Service, will continue their study with the University of Florida Department of Medicine under an approved VA-Funded Merit Review Project entitled "Age Related Changes In Tyrosine Hydroxylase Induction In Adrenal Medula."(Nihal Tumer Scarpace, Ph.D. Principal Investigator). The objective of this proposal is to investigate the failure of adaptation with age. The present investigation will provide information to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the age-related defect in homeostatic regulation and these discoveries may lead to new approaches for treatment of hypertension in the elderly. This study will continue effective 10/1/99 through 9/30/2000 with a two-year option for renewal. See Note 22. Posted 09/28/99 (W-SN385261). (0271)

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