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Research

In addition to its role in the clinical evaluation and management of patients, the Neuromuscular Center provides exceptional capabilities for research in metabolic muscle disorders. The clinical investigations currently being conducted include:

  1. NASA Grant "Human muscle oxidative defects - models of deconditioning and adaptation", 6/1/1993-5/31/1999

  2. US Dept of Veterans Affairs Grant "Muscle glycolytic enzyme deficiency - metabolic and physiologic effects", 10/1/1996-9/30/1999

  3. US Army Medical Affairs Grant "Fatigue in persian gulf syndrome - physiologic mechanisms", 5/16/1996-12/31/1999

  4. Muscular Dystrophy Association "Functional Evaluation of Metabolic Myopathies", 1/1/1998-12/31/2000.

  5. VA Merit Review "