Dr. Christopher Albert Ritter MD
Family Practitioner
242 Brunswick St Old Town ME, 04468Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Christopher Ritter is a family practitioner practicing in Old Town, ME. Dr. Ritter 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. Ritter 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
Umdnj-New Jersey Med Sch- Newark Nj 1977
Rutgers 1978
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 1977
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Overexpression of glutathione S-transferase A1-1 in ECV 304 cells protects against busulfan mediated G2-arrest and induces tissue factor expression.
- Population pharmacokinetics of oral busulfan in children.
- [What should be considered in the administration of cholesterol synthesis enzyme inhibitors? Interaction and adverse effect potentials of statins].
- Cellular export of drugs and signaling molecules by the ATP-binding cassette transporters MRP4 (ABCC4) and MRP5 (ABCC5).
- Epidermal growth factor-mediated activation of the map kinase cascade results in altered expression and function of ABCG2 (BCRP).
- Modification of OATP2B1-mediated transport by steroid hormones.
- Organic anion transporting polypeptide 2B1 and breast cancer resistance protein interact in the transepithelial transport of steroid sulfates in human placenta.
- Reduced expression of Rho guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor-alpha modulates the cytotoxic effect of busulfan in HEK293 cells.
- Correlations between the activities of 19 standard anticancer agents, antioxidative enzyme activities and the expression of ATP-binding cassette transporters: comparison with the National Cancer Institute data.
- Expression of adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette (ABC) drug transporters in peripheral blood cells: relevance for physiology and pharmacotherapy.
- Evaluation of consultation in community pharmacies with mystery shoppers.
- Subfractionation and purification of intracellular granule-structures of human platelets: an improved method based on magnetic sorting.
- The endothelin receptor blocker bosentan inhibits doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy.
- Hematopoietic stem cell differentiation affects expression and function of MRP4 (ABCC4), a transport protein for signaling molecules and drugs.
- [How to identify and prevent pharmacokinetically relevant drug-drug interactions].
Treatments
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Pinched Nerve
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
- Permanent Removal Of Ingrown Toenails
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