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Complement Activation

Known as: activation complement, Activations, Complement, complement pathway regulation 
Any process involved in the activation of any of the steps of the complement cascade, which allows for the direct killing of microbes, the disposal… 
National Institutes of Health

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Complement-Dependent CytotoxicityImmune responsecomplement pathway

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Association Between Complement Factor H and Proteoglycans in Early Human Coronary Atherosclerotic Lesions: Implications for Local Regulation of Complement Activation
Objective—Complement activation has been suggested to play a role in atherogenesis. To study the regulation of complement… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Molecular basis of non-self recognition by the horseshoe crab tachylectins.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Ancient origin of the complement lectin pathway revealed by molecular cloning of mannan binding protein-associated serine protease from a urochordate, the Japanese ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi.
Recent identification of a C3-like gene in sea urchins revealed the presence of a complement system in invertebrates. To… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Polymorphic expression of CD46 protein isoforms due to tissue-specific RNA splicing.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The gene for SP-40,40, human homolog of rat sulfated glycoprotein 2, rat clusterin, and rat testosterone-repressed prostate message 2, maps to chromosome 8.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Complement activation by hydroxyethylmethacrylate-ethylmethacrylate copolymers.
Certain biomaterials, including nylon oxygenator and cellulosic dialysis membranes, are potent activators of human complement. In… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Complement activation in rheumatoid arthritis evaluated by C3dg and the terminal complement complex.
Complement activation was evaluated in plasma and synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The activation fragment… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Immunoelectron-microscopic localization of the terminal C5b-9 complement complex in human atherosclerotic fibrous plaque.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
SKIN LESIONS, ANGIO-ŒDEMA, AND HYPOCOMPLEMENTÆMIA
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Consumption of human complement components by complexes of IgG with protein A of Staphylococcus aureus.
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