Dr. Eva Umoh Asomugha M.D.
Orthopedist
6355 WALKER LANE ALEXANDRIA VA, 22310About
Dr. Eva Asomugha is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in ALEXANDRIA, VA. Dr. Asomugha specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Asomugha tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Age-related alterations in the diffusional transport of amino acids across the human Bruch's-choroid complex.
- Expression of metalloproteinases from human retinal pigment epithelial cells and their effects on the hydraulic conductivity of Bruch's membrane.
- The influence of path length and matrix components on ageing characteristics of transport between the choroid and the outer retina.
- Compartmental analysis of taurine transport to the outer retina in the bovine eye.
- Taurine uptake by human retinal pigment epithelium: implications for the transport of small solutes between the choroid and the outer retina.
- Effect of taurine and apical potassium concentration on electrophysiologic parameters of bovine retinal pigment epithelium.
- Human transscleral albumin permeability and the effect of topographical location and donor age.
- High molecular-weight gelatinase species of human Bruch's membrane: compositional analyses and age-related changes.
- Increased sequestration of matrix metalloproteinases in ageing human Bruch's membrane: implications for ECM turnover.
- Disturbed matrix metalloproteinase activity of Bruch's membrane in age-related macular degeneration.
- Laser-mediated activation of human retinal pigment epithelial cells and concomitant release of matrix metalloproteinases.
- Characterization of the gelatinase system of the laminar human optic nerve, and surrounding annulus of Bruch's membrane, choroid, and sclera.
- Modulating the Transport Characteristics of Bruch's Membrane With Steroidal Glycosides and its Relevance to Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
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