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Dr. Alex W Cohen M.D.
Ophthalmologist
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Alex Cohen is an ophthalmologist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Cohen specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Cohen can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Cohen can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Mutational analysis identifies a short atypical membrane attachment sequence (KYWFYR) within caveolin-1.
- Role of caveolin and caveolae in insulin signaling and diabetes.
- Perilipin A mediates the reversible binding of CGI-58 to lipid droplets in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
- Role of caveolae and caveolins in health and disease.
- Muscle-specific interaction of caveolin isoforms: differential complex formation between caveolins in fibroblastic vs. muscle cells.
- Caveolin-1 expression is essential for proper nonshivering thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue.
- Segregation of micron-scale membrane sub-domains in live murine sperm.
- Caveolin-1(-/-)- and caveolin-2(-/-)-deficient mice both display numerous skeletal muscle abnormalities, with tubular aggregate formation.
- Loss of caveolin-1 causes blood-retinal barrier breakdown, venous enlargement, and mural cell alteration.
- Spatial and temporal localization of caveolin-1 protein in the developing retina.
- Caveolin-1 increases proinflammatory chemoattractants and blood-retinal barrier breakdown but decreases leukocyte recruitment in inflammation.
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