Dr. Albert A Herrera MD
Internist
8109 Hinson Farm Rd Suite 504 Alexandria VA, 22306Rating
3/5
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Dr. Albert Herrera is an internist practicing in Alexandria, VA. Dr. Herrera 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. Herrera 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
Universidad National Pedro Henriquez Urena MD
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The role of perisynaptic Schwann cells in development of neuromuscular junctions in the frog (Xenopus laevis).
- Glial cells maintain synaptic structure and function and promote development of the neuromuscular junction in vivo.
- Activity-dependent switch from synapse formation to synapse elimination during development of neuromuscular junctions.
- Structural alterations at the neuromuscular junctions of matrix metalloproteinase 3 null mutant mice.
- Postmetamorphic development of neuromuscular junctions and muscle fibers in the frog cutaneous pectoris.
- Elevated levels of polyneuronal innervation persist for as long as two years in reinnervated frog neuromuscular junctions.
- Mechanisms of elimination, remodeling, and competition at frog neuromuscular junctions.
- The use and effects of vital fluorescent dyes: observation of motor nerve terminals and satellite cells in living frog muscles.
- Repeated, in vivo observation of frog neuromuscular junctions: remodelling involves concurrent growth and retraction.
- Effects of changes in motor unit size on transmitter release at the frog neuromuscular junction.
- Ultrastructural correlates of naturally occurring differences in transmitter release efficacy in frog motor nerve terminals.
- Differences in synaptic efficacy at neuromuscular junctions in frog twitch muscles.
- Synaptic competition and the elimination of polyneuronal innervation following reinnervation of adult frog sartorius muscles.
- A comparison of active zone structure in frog neuromuscular junctions from two fast muscles with different synaptic efficacy.
- Synaptic competition and the persistence of polyneuronal innervation at frog neuromuscular junctions.
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