Sometimes the impact factor outshines the H index [PDF]
Retrovirology, 2008 Journal impact factor (which reflects a particular journal's quality) and H index (which reflects the number and quality of an author's publications) are two measures of research quality.
Kleber Janet, Hönekopp Johannes
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Reference Intervals of Factor H and Factor H-Related Proteins in Healthy Children [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Complement is activated as part of the innate immune defense against invading pathogens. Also, it helps to remove apoptotic debris and immune complexes from the circulation.
Anna E. van Beek +10 more
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Human complement factor H. Two factor H proteins are derived from alternatively spliced transcripts [PDF]
European Journal of Immunology, 1991 The human complement factor H is an important component in the control of the alternative pathway of complement activation. We have previously shown that at least three factor H homologous mRNA species of 4.3 kb, 1.8 kb and 1.4 kb in length are ...
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Human complement factor H [PDF]
, 1986 We isolated cDNA clones coding for the functionally important tryptic N-terminal38- kDa fragment of human complement control protein factor H using polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to screen a human liver cDNA library cloned in a bacterial expression
Dierich, Manfred P. +4 more
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The human factor H protein family – an update [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyComplement is an ancient and complex network of the immune system and, as such, it plays vital physiological roles, but it is also involved in numerous pathological processes.
Noémi Sándor +13 more
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Complement factor H in molecular regulation of angiogenesis [PDF]
Medical ReviewAngiogenesis, the process of formation of new capillaries from existing blood vessels, is required for multiple physiological and pathological processes.
Li Jiang +6 more
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Bactericidal human monoclonal antibody 1B1 shows specificity for meningococcal factor H binding protein variant 2 and displaces human factor H [PDF]
FASEB BioAdvancesThousands of disease cases and hundreds of deaths occur globally each year due to invasive meningococcal disease. Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) is the leading cause of such disease in developed countries.
Daniele Veggi +13 more
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Autoantibodies Against Factor B and Factor H Without Pathogenic Effects in a Patient with Immune Complex-Mediated Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is an umbrella term for chronic disorders affecting the glomeruli. MPGN is often accompanied by the presence of autoantibodies against complement components.
Alexandra T. Matola +6 more
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Anti-factor H autoantibody-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in an Argentine pediatric cohort
Exploration of Immunology, 2023 Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics and frequency of anti-factor H (FH) autoantibody-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) in the first cohort of Argentine patients. Methods: The presence of anti-FH autoantibodies in 70 pediatric
Célia Dos Santos +7 more
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