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B -- MERIT APPROVED STUDY WITH DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA SOL RFP 573-035-00 DUE 032400 POC Marilyn Gray, Contract Specialist, 352/374-6007, FAX #352/379-7437 This notice is not intended to solicit proposals, but for informational purposes only. Sole source negotiations with the University of Florida, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, a State Agency, for a merit review study entitled, "Leptin: TNF-alpha and IL-6: Role in the increase in body weight and age" with Philip J. Scarpace, PhD, as the Principal Investigator. Study involves surgical preparation of unilateral denervated brown adipose tissue and white adipose tissue of rats from 3 ages for use in pharmacological studies. Study will begin at the date of award through 4/1/00 through 3/31/01, with four, one-year options for renewal. Authority 6.302, See Note (s): 22. Posted 03/07/00 (W-SN431986). (0067)

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