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Complement In Immunity

Complement in Immunity is a biological defense mechanism within the innate immune system that enhances the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear pathogens through a cascade of serum proteins that opsonize targets, recruit inflammatory cells, and induce direct lysis of microbial membranes.

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C3d of Complement as a Molecular Adjuvant: Bridging Innate and Acquired Immunity

Paul W. Dempsey, Michael Allison, Srinivas Akkaraju et al. · Science · 1996 · 1.2K citations

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A POPULATION OF LYMPHOCYTES BEARING A MEMBRANE RECEPTOR FOR ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY-COMPLEMENT COMPLEXES

Celso Bianco, Richard A. Patrick, Victor Nussenzweig · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1970 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Fc receptor but not complement binding is important in antibody protection against HIV

Ann J. Hessell, Lars Hangartner, Meredith Hunter et al. · Nature · 2007 · 899 citations

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The effects of extracellular pH on immune function

Anne L. Lardner · Journal of Leukocyte Biology · 2001 · 870 citations

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Complement Is Activated by IgG Hexamers Assembled at the Cell Surface

Christoph A. Diebolder, Frank J. Beurskens, Rob N. de Jong et al. · Science · 2014 · 784 citations

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  1. JD
    John D. Lambris

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    29 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. BP
    B. Paul Morgan

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    25 publications · 2.3K citations

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  3. HG
    H Gewurz

    Rush University Medical Center, United States

    24 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. RS
    Ralph Snyderman

    Duke Medical Center, United States

    24 publications · 2K citations

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  5. HJ
    Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard

    Scripps Health, United States

    23 publications · 2.3K citations

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  1. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    45 h-index

    286 publications

    20.8K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    40 h-index

    223 publications

    22.5K citations

  3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    36 h-index

    159 publications

    12.1K citations

  4. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    33 h-index

    152 publications

    11.7K citations

  5. Scripps Health

    San Diego, United States

    32 h-index

    131 publications

    9.8K citations

  6. Scripps Clinic

    La Jolla, United States

    29 h-index

    98 publications

    7.8K citations

  7. New York University

    New York, United States

    27 h-index

    117 publications

    19.2K citations

  8. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    27 h-index

    103 publications

    10.2K citations

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  1. The Journal of Immunology

    JI · 380 publications · 23.5K citations

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  2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine

    141 publications · 19.4K citations

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  3. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 198 publications · 10.9K citations

    56

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 318 publications · 12.1K citations

    54

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  5. The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    JID · 65 publications · 3K citations

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