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Phimosis-paraphimosis, is it necessary to operate in emergency?. [PDF]

open access: yesBatna Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
The normal foreskin is generally non-retractable due to physiological adhesion between the glans and the inner surface of the foreskin. Phimosis can be primary without signs of scarring, or secondary (pathological) to scarring as balanitis xerotica ...
Hammou Benslimane
doaj   +1 more source

Guanosine nucleotides regulate B2 kinin receptor affinity of agonists but not of antagonists: Discussion of a model proposing receptor precoupling to G protein [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The effect of nucleotides on binding of the B2 kinin (BK) receptor agonist {[}H-3]BK and the antagonist {[}H-3]NPC17731 to particulate fractions of human foreskin fibroblasts was studied.
Faussner, Alexander   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Associations between Self-Reported Anatomical Characteristics of the Penis and Sexual Dysfunction in Men

open access: yesSexes, 2023
Premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction are common male sexual dysfunctions worldwide, causing substantial distress in men as well as their partners and decreasing the quality and stability of romantic relationships.
Caoyuan Niu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of redundant foreskin with sexual dysfunction: a cross-sectional study from 5700 participants

open access: yesAsian Journal of Andrology
A previous study showed that the length of the foreskin plays a role in the risk of sexually transmitted infections and chronic prostatitis, which can lead to poor quality of sexual life.
Yuan-Qi Zhao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short-term oral pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV-1 modulates the transcriptome of foreskin tissue in young men in Africa

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2022
Whilst short-term oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with antiretroviral drugs in men who have sex with men has shown protection against HIV-1 infection, the impact of this regimen on the in vivo foreskin transcriptome is unknown. We collected foreskin
Stefan Petkov   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of the human prepuce and its innervation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Development of the human prepuce was studied over the course of 9-17 weeks of gestation in 30 specimens. Scanning electron microscopy revealed subtle surface features that were associated with preputial development, namely the appearance of epidermal ...
Baskin, Laurence S   +3 more
core  

"After my husband's circumcision, I know that I am safe from diseases": Women's Attitudes and Risk Perceptions Towards Male Circumcision in Iringa, Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
While male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission and certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), there is little evidence that circumcision provides women with direct protection against HIV.
A Herman-Roloff   +39 more
core   +6 more sources

Human papillomavirus E2 regulates SRSF3 (SRp20) to promote capsid protein expression in infected differentiated keratinocytes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The human papillomavirus (HPV) life cycle is tightly linked to differentiation of the infected epithelial cell suggesting a sophisticated interplay between host cell metabolism and virus replication.
Beemon, K. L.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Activation of MAPK signalling results in resistance to saracatinib (AZD0530) in ovarian cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
SRC tyrosine kinase is frequently overexpressed and activated in late-stage, poor prognosis ovarian tumours, and preclinical studies have supported the use of targeted SRC inhibitors in the treatment of this disease.
El-Helali, Aya   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

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