Frank W. Symington

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Frank W. Symington is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank W. Symington has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Frank W. Symington's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (7 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (7 papers). Frank W. Symington is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (7 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (7 papers). Frank W. Symington collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Norway. Frank W. Symington's co-authors include Jonathan Sprent, Jennifer Bruce, Thomas J. McKearn, William Brady, Peter S. Linsley, S Hakomori, Banu Symington, Erlinda B. Santos, Sen‐itiroh Hakomori and Larry R. Rohrschneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Frank W. Symington

28 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A monoclonal antibody discriminating between subsets of T... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. A monoclonal antibody discriminating between subsets of T and B cells.
    1981 515 citations Jennifer Bruce, Frank W. Symington et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank W. Symington United States 21 1.1k 509 375 238 191 28 1.7k
W.P. Zeijlemaker Netherlands 22 957 0.9× 380 0.7× 456 1.2× 143 0.6× 216 1.1× 47 1.7k
D T Fearon United States 16 1.3k 1.2× 359 0.7× 315 0.8× 204 0.9× 286 1.5× 17 1.7k
Morris O. Dailey United States 25 1.2k 1.1× 431 0.8× 247 0.7× 460 1.9× 141 0.7× 43 1.9k
H Mostowski United States 16 1.2k 1.1× 443 0.9× 337 0.9× 130 0.5× 108 0.6× 22 1.9k
B T Rouse United States 6 734 0.7× 436 0.9× 274 0.7× 620 2.6× 106 0.6× 7 1.3k
Norman A. Staines United Kingdom 21 923 0.9× 311 0.6× 515 1.4× 281 1.2× 67 0.4× 68 1.6k
Michael F. Concino United States 15 781 0.7× 500 1.0× 195 0.5× 100 0.4× 191 1.0× 21 1.5k
Nobukata Shinohara Japan 21 1.2k 1.1× 535 1.1× 326 0.9× 76 0.3× 119 0.6× 60 1.7k
Sharon Hunter United States 18 838 0.8× 406 0.8× 381 1.0× 118 0.5× 79 0.4× 26 1.3k
Richard K. Barth United States 20 1.0k 0.9× 572 1.1× 305 0.8× 133 0.6× 57 0.3× 35 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank W. Symington

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All Works

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Koelle, David M., Michael Tigges, Robin Burke, et al.. (1993). Herpes simplex virus infection of human fibroblasts and keratinocytes inhibits recognition by cloned CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 91(3). 961–968. 67 indexed citations
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Lund‐Johansen, Fridtjof, Johanna Olweus, Frank W. Symington, et al.. (1993). Activation of human monocytes and granulocytes by monoclonal antibodies to glycosylphosphatidelinositol‐anchored antigens. European Journal of Immunology. 23(11). 2782–2791. 73 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W., Eric H. Holmes, & Banu Symington. (1992). Human Epidermal Keratinocyte Expression of Sialyl-Lewis X. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 99(5). 601–607. 12 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W., et al.. (1992). THE RELATIONSHIP OF SERUM IL-6 LEVELS TO ACUTE GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE AND HEPATORENAL DISEASE AFTER HUMAN BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. Transplantation. 54(3). 457–462. 71 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W. & Erlinda B. Santos. (1991). Lysis of Keratinocytes by IL-2–Activated Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 96(1). 127–133. 3 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W. & Erlinda B. Santos. (1990). Recognition of Keratinocytes by Cytotoxic T Cells Specific for Conventional HLA Class-I Alloantigen. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 95(2). 224–228. 10 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W., et al.. (1990). SERUM TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE IN HUMANS. Transplantation. 50(3). 518–520. 49 indexed citations
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Symington, Banu, Frank W. Symington, & Larry R. Rohrschneider. (1989). Phorbol Ester Induces Increased Expression, Altered Glycosylation, and Reduced Adhesion of K562 Erythroleukemia Cell Fibronectin Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264(22). 13258–13266. 63 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W.. (1989). Lymphotoxin, Tumor Necrosis Factor, and Gamma Interferon Are Cytostatic for Normal Human Keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 92(6). 798–805. 86 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W., et al.. (1987). Intracellular localization of lactosylceramide, the major human neutrophil glycosphingolipid.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(23). 11356–11363. 58 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W., et al.. (1985). Differential Ia antigen expression by autologous human erythroid and B lymphoblastoid cell lines.. The Journal of Immunology. 135(2). 1026–1032. 22 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W., et al.. (1985). Glycolipid antigens of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils and the inducible HL-60 myeloid leukemia line.. The Journal of Immunology. 134(4). 2498–2506. 78 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W. & Sen‐itiroh Hakomori. (1984). Hematopoietic subpopulations express cross-reactive, lineage-specific molecules detected by monoclonal antibody. Molecular Immunology. 21(6). 507–514. 29 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W., Bruce A. Fenderson, & Sen‐itiroh Hakomori. (1984). Fine specificity of a monoclonal antitesticular cell antibody for glycolipids with terminal N-acetyl-d-glucosamine structure. Molecular Immunology. 21(10). 877–882. 28 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W., Subbarao Bondada, Donald E. Mosier, & Jonathan Sprent. (1982). Lyb-8.2: A new B cell antigen defined and characterized with a monoclonal antibody. Immunogenetics. 16(5). 381–391. 42 indexed citations
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Sprent, Jonathan, E A Lerner, Jennifer Bruce, & Frank W. Symington. (1981). Inhibition of T cell activation in vivo with mixtures of monoclonal antibodies specific for I-A and I-A/E molecules.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 154(1). 188–192. 20 indexed citations
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Symington, Frank W. & Jonathan Sprent. (1981). A monoclonal antibody detecting an Ia specificity mapping in the I-A or I-E subregion. Immunogenetics. 14(1-2). 53–61. 63 indexed citations
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Owen, Charles S., Larry Winger, Frank W. Symington, & Peter C. Nowell̀. (1979). Rapid Magnetic Purification of Rosette-Forming Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 123(4). 1778–1780. 11 indexed citations

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