Dr. John H Roark MD
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220 W 18th St Hopkinsville KY, 42240About
Dr. John Roark is a general surgeon practicing in Hopkinsville, KY. Dr. Roark specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Roark provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Successful islet transplantation in the thymus of spontaneously diabetic BB rats.
- Breakdown of B cell tolerance in a mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus.
- B cell selection and allelic exclusion of an anti-DNA Ig transgene in MRL-lpr/lpr mice.
- Mouse CD1-specific NK1 T cells: development, specificity, and function.
- Characterization of anti-single-stranded DNA B cells in a non-autoimmune background.
- Persistence of functionally compromised anti-double-stranded DNA B cells in the periphery of non-autoimmune mice.
- Self-reactive B cells in nonautoimmune and autoimmune mice.
- CD1.1 expression by mouse antigen-presenting cells and marginal zone B cells.
- Tissue-specific recognition of mouse CD1 molecules.
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