Dr. Stuart J Frank MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
619 19th St S Birmingham AL, 35249About
Dr. Stuart Frank practices Endocrinology in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Frank specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Frank examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Receptor dimerization in GH and erythropoietin action--it takes two to tango, but how?
- Impairment of liver GH receptor signaling by fasting.
- Growth hormone-induced differential desensitization of STAT5, ERK, and Akt phosphorylation.
- Metalloprotease-mediated GH receptor proteolysis and GHBP shedding. Determination of extracellular domain stem region cleavage site.
- A role for Grb2-associated binder-1 in growth hormone signaling.
- Interleukin-6 inhibits hepatic growth hormone signaling via upregulation of Cis and Socs-3.
- Growth hormone-induced phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor in 3T3-F442A cells. Modulation of EGF-induced trafficking and signaling.
- Reduced proteolysis of rabbit growth hormone (GH) receptor substituted with mouse GH receptor cleavage site.
- Ovine placental lactogen-induced heterodimerization of ovine growth hormone and prolactin receptors in living cells is demonstrated by fluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy and leads to prolonged phosphorylation of signal transducer and a
- Janus kinase 2 determinants for growth hormone receptor association, surface assembly, and signaling.
- Caveolar and lipid raft localization of the growth hormone receptor and its signaling elements: impact on growth hormone signaling.
- Physical and functional interaction of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I signaling elements.
- Growth hormone alters epidermal growth factor receptor binding affinity via activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases in 3T3-F442A cells.
- Insulin increases the abundance of the growth hormone receptor in liver and adipose tissue of periparturient dairy cows.
- Dairy cows experience selective reduction of the hepatic growth hormone receptor during the periparturient period.
Fellowships
- National Institutes of Health 1987
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