Dr. Michael Christopher Desantis M.D.
Family Practitioner
52 12th Ave Ne Hickory NC, 28601About
Dr. Michael Desantis is a family practitioner practicing in Hickory, NC. Dr. Desantis specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Desantis possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
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Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hormone levels in centenarians.
- Precision analysis for standard deviation measurements of immobile single fluorescent molecule images.
- Single-image separation measurements of two unresolved fluorophores.
- Protein sliding and hopping kinetics on DNA.
- Single-image axial localization precision analysis for individual fluorophores.
- Single-image diffusion coefficient measurements of proteins in free solution.
- Label-free detection and manipulation of single biological nanoparticles.
- Quantitative Correlation between Infectivity and Gp120 Density on HIV-1 Virions Revealed by Optical Trapping Virometry.
- Optical manipulation of a single human virus for study of viral-cell
- Multibuilding Block Janus Synthesized by Seed-Mediated Self-Assembly for Enhanced Photothermal Effects and Colored Brownian Motion in an Optical Trap.
- Quantitative correlation between infectivity and Gp120 density on HIV-1 virions revealed by optical trapping virometry.
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