HAPTOGLOBIN TREATMENT CONTRIBUTES TO REGULATING NITRIC OXIDE SIGNAL AND REDUCES OXIDATIVE STRESS IN THE PENIS: A PREVENTIVE TREATMENT FOR PRIAPISM IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Background: In sickle cell disease (SCD), reduced bioavailability of endothelial NO and cGMP results in reduced expression of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), thus impairing the penile erection control mechanism and resulting in prolonged penile erection (priapism).In SCD, reduced NO bioavailability is associated with excess plasma hemoglobin due t

Art therapy is the successor of “psychological Modernism”, which during the late 19th and early 20th centuries included medical psychology as well as theories and practices related to more speculative practices of hypnosis, somnambulism, interpretation of dreams, automatic writing and spiritualism.Art therapy emerged in the second half

Vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation (VCA) offers treatment options of complex functional moen vichy bathroom faucet deficiencies that cannot be repaired with conventional reconstructive methods.VCAs consist of blocks of functional units comprising different tissue types such as skin, bone, muscle, nerves, blood vessels, tendons, ligam

Azorean biodiversity is relatively well-known following important scientific contributions during the last three decades.These have set a comprehensive species checklist for the Archipelago, improved significantly the knowledge on species abundance, ecology and distribution and have contributed to define priorities for conservation management and s