Dr. Steven B Masters MD
Family Practitioner
103 Midlake Dr Knoxville TN, 37918Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Steven Masters is a family practitioner practicing in Knoxville, TN. Dr. Masters specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Masters possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Univ of Tn, Memphis, Coll of Med, Memphis Tn 1983
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1983
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Biochemical characterization of three stimulatory GTP-binding proteins. The large and small forms of Gs and the olfactory-specific G-protein, Golf.
- Mutational analysis of the structure and function of GTP-binding proteins.
- GTPase-inhibiting mutations in the alpha subunit of Gs.
- Increased mitogenic responsiveness of Swiss 3T3 cells expressing constitutively active Gs alpha.
- Hydrolysis of GTP by the alpha-chain of Gs and other GTP binding proteins.
- The putative M1 muscarinic receptor does not regulate phosphoinositide hydrolysis. Studies with pirenzepine and McN-A343 in chick heart and astrocytoma cells.
- Identification of receptor contact site involved in receptor-G protein coupling.
- Agonist-induced desensitization of muscarinic receptor-mediated calcium efflux without concomitant desensitization of phosphoinositide hydrolysis.
- Pertussis toxin does not inhibit muscarinic-receptor-mediated phosphoinositide hydrolysis or calcium mobilization.
- Guanine nucleotide regulation of agonist binding to muscarinic cholinergic receptors. Relation to efficacy of agonists for stimulation of phosphoinositide breakdown and Ca2+ mobilization.
- Inhibitory and stimulatory G proteins of adenylate cyclase: cDNA and amino acid sequences of the alpha chains.
- Mammalian G proteins: structure and function.
- A mutation that prevents GTP-dependent activation of the alpha chain of Gs.
- Mutations probe structure and function of G-protein alpha chains.
- Muscarinic regulation of phosphatidylinositol turnover and cyclic nucleotide metabolism in the heart.
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Aneurysm
- Tremors
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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