Drs. C. Alvin Head and Tohru Ikuta, Georgia Health Sciences University (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Drs. C. Alvin Head and Tohru Ikuta, Georgia Health Sciences University

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Nitric oxide gas appears to directly impact the source of the classic, disabling pain crises of sickle cell disease, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report. Dr. C. Alvin Head, Chairman of GHSU's Department of Anesthesiology, and Dr. Tohru Ikuta, GHSU molecular hematologist, collaborated on the research.

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Phil Jones, GHSU, Campus Photographer

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