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Phenotypic assessment of endothelial microparticles in diabetic and nondiabetic men with erectile dysfunction.
The journal of sexual medicine - 1 Jun 2008
Esposito Katherine, Ciotola Miryam, Giugliano Francesco, Sardelli Luigi, Giugliano Francesco, Maiorino Maria Ida, Beneduce Flora, De Sio Marco, Giugliano Dario
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Endothelial microparticles (EMPs) may play a role as biomarkers of vascular injury. EMPs are higher in men with diabetes diabetic men with erectile dysfunction (ED) than in nondiabetic potent men. AIM: The aim of this study was to quantize different phenotypic circulating EMP levels among diabetic and nondiabetic patients with ED, and to determine whether EMPs are released as a result of activation...
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