Dr. Sherida E Tollefsen MD
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
1465 S Grand Saint Louis MO, 63104About
Dr. Sherida Tollefsen is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Tollefsen specializes in growth, puberty, diabetes or other disorders related to hormones that produce certain conditions in children and growing young adults. Pediatric endocrinologists possess copious knowledge on hormone chemicals and how they can affect other parts of the body and their functions.
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1975
Washington University of Health and Sciences 1975
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Low prevalence of autoantibodies to the insulin-like growth factor I receptor in children with short stature.
- Interaction of the alpha beta dimers of the insulin-like growth factor I receptor is required for receptor autophosphorylation.
- Coordinate expression of insulin-like growth factor II and its receptor during muscle differentiation.
- Separation of the high affinity insulin-like growth factor I receptor from low affinity binding sites by affinity chromatography.
- The cation-independent mannose 6-phosphate receptor binds insulin-like growth factor II.
- The structural basis for insulin-like growth factor I receptor high affinity binding.
- Role of terminal fucose residues in clearance of human glycosylated alpha-amylase.
- Growth hormone receptors in isolated rat adipocytes.
- The B4 lectin from Vicia villosa seeds interacts with N-acetylgalactosamine residues alpha-linked to serine or threonine residues in cell surface glycoproteins.
- The B4 lectin from Vicia villosa seeds interacts with N-acetylgalactosamine residues on erythrocytes with blood group Cad specificity.
- Isolation and characterization of lectins from Vicia villosa. Two distinct carbohydrate binding activities are present in seed extracts.
- Biophysical and biological properties of naturally occurring high molecular weight insulin-like growth factor II variants.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Thyroiditis
- Graves' Disease
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