Dr. Laura L Somerville MD, PHD
Allergist and Immunologist
2802 Garth Rd #309 Baytown TX, 77521About
Dr. Laura Somerville, MD PhD MD, PhD MDPHD is one of the top ranked doctors in the United States. She specializes in allergy & immunology and currently treats patients in Webster, Texas. Dr. Somerville ...
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Sch At San Antonio, San Antonio Tx 1986
The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio 1986
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hidden factors in asthma.
- Theophylline revisited.
- IL-10 induces transcription of the gene for mouse mast cell protease-1, a serine protease preferentially expressed in mucosal mast cells of Trichinella spiralis-infected mice.
- Serosal mast cells maintain their viability and promote the metabolism of cartilage proteoglycans when cocultured with chondrocytes.
- Molecular cloning of the mouse mast cell protease-5 gene. A novel secretory granule protease expressed early in the differentiation of serosal mast cells.
- Sarcomere matrix of striated muscle: in vivo phosphorylation of titin and nebulin in mouse diaphragm muscle.
- In vivo phosphorylation of titin and nebulin in frog skeletal muscle.
- The ultrasensitive silver "protein" stain also detects nanograms of nucleic acids.
- The interaction of tetraiodofluorescein with creatine kinase.
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
Fellowships
- Peter Bent Brigham Hospital/Harvard University 1991
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