Dr. Donald E. Somers M.D.
Internist
424 W State Highway 5 Waconia MN, 55387Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Donald Somers is an internist practicing in Waconia, MN. Dr. Somers specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Somers provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
Education and Training
Univ of Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn 1977
University of Minnesota Medical School 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The physiology and molecular bases of the plant circadian clock.
- ZEITLUPE encodes a novel clock-associated PAS protein from Arabidopsis.
- Clock-associated genes in Arabidopsis: a family affair.
- Photophysiology of the Elongated Internode (ein) Mutant of Brassica rapa: ein
- Isolation and Characterization of a Ferredoxin Gene from Arabidopsis thaliana.
- Posttranslational photomodulation of circadian amplitude.
- Photoreceptor G-proteins.
- A Drosophila melanogaster G protein alpha subunit gene is expressed primarily in embryos and pupae.
- Identification of specific transducin alpha subunits in retinal rod and cone photoreceptors.
- Temporal and spatial expression patterns of PHYA and PHYB genes in Arabidopsis.
- The Arabidopsis phytochrome A gene has multiple transcription start sites and a promoter sequence motif homologous to the repressor element of monocot phytochrome A genes.
- Transgenic complementation of the hy3 phytochrome B mutation and response to PHYB gene copy number in Arabidopsis.
- Conditional circadian dysfunction of the Arabidopsis early-flowering 3 mutant.
- The Brassica rapa elongated internode (EIN) gene encodes phytochrome B.
- Phytochromes and cryptochromes in the entrainment of the Arabidopsis circadian clock.
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Birth Defects
- Gastritis
- Indigestion
- Vascular Disease
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Practice At 424 W State Highway 5
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