Dr. Thomas P Atkinson MD
Pediatrician
1600 7th Ave S Birmingham AL, 35233Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Thomas Atkinson is a pediatrician practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Atkinson is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Atkinson diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Atkinson can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
Emory University School Of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- ICAM-3 (CD50) cross-linking augments signaling in CD3-activated peripheral human T lymphocytes.
- Measurement of phosphatidylinositol (PI) hydrolysis in activated T lymphocytes.
- CD2 (OKT11) augments CD3-mediated intracellular signaling events in human T lymphocytes.
- Early expression of iepsilon, CD23 (FcepsilonRII), IL-4Ralpha, and IgE in the human fetus.
- TcR-alpha/beta(+) CD4(-)CD8(-) T cells in humans with the autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome express a novel CD45 isoform that is analogous to murine B220 and represents a marker of altered O-glycan biosynthesis.
- CD5 (OKT1) augments CD3-mediated intracellular signaling events in human T lymphocytes.
- Evidence for GTP-binding protein involvement in the tyrosine phosphorylation of the T cell receptor zeta chain.
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae induces airway epithelial cell expression of MUC5AC in asthma.
- In vitro release of histamine from murine mast cells by block co-polymers composed of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene.
- Histamine release from human basophils by synthetic block co-polymers composed of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene and synergy with immunologic and non-immunologic stimuli.
- Ion transport mediated by copolymers composed of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene.
- Phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis in freshly isolated human T lymphocytes.
- Orthovanadate induces translocation of phospholipase C-gamma 1 and -gamma 2 in permeabilized mast cells.
- Translocation of phospholipase C-gamma 2 induced by in vitro activation of protein tyrosine kinase activity in mast cell lysates.
- Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency in a child with X-linked lymphoproliferative disease.
Treatments
- Immunodeficiency
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