ESPE Abstracts

Background: Endothelial dysfunction is thought to be a key event in the development of atherosclerosis. Demonstration of increased endoglin expression in atherosclerotic plaques suggested participation of endoglin in atherogenesis. Endoglin expression was also related to nitric oxide (NO) production in endothelium.Objective and hypotheses: Aim of the study was to evaluate the subclinical atherosclerosis in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)...

Background/Aim: Sex hormones drive organizational and activational changes in craniofacial structures and various regions of the brain and establish a sexual dimorphism in the re-shaping of the brain and related structures during puberty. Although the evolutionary approach, which accepts the brain and related structures as secondary sex characteristics since they are target organs for sexual selection, increases awareness of the role of sex hormones in sex-spe...