Dr. Melanie Ann Leight MD
Doctor
277 White St NE Abingdon VA, 24210About
Dr. Leight specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is certified by American Board of Ob&Gyn. She received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She completed residency and ...
Education and Training
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1998
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Differential effects of isolated lipoproteins from normal and hypercholesterolemic rhesus monkeys on cholesterol esterification and accumulation in arterial smooth muscle cells in culture.
- Differential effects of isolated lipoproteins from normal and hypercholesterolemic rhesus monkeys on cholesterol esterification and accumulation in arterial smooth muscle cells in culture.
- Metabolism of low density lipoproteins by pigeon skin fibroblasts and aortic smooth muscle cells. Comparison of cells from atherosclerosis-susceptible and atherosclerosis-resistant pigeons.
- Cholesterol efflux from cells enriched with cholesteryl esters by incubation with hypercholesterolemic monkey low density lipoprotein.
- Macrophage cholesterol balance. A potential site of genetic control of susceptibility to atherosclerosis.
- Dietary fish oil modification of cynomolgus monkey low density lipoproteins results in decreased binding and cholesteryl ester accumulation by cultured fibroblasts.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Pain
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