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Acute-Phase Reaction  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An early local inflammatory reaction to insult or injury that consists of fever, an increase in inflammatory humoral factors, and an increased synthesis by hepatocytes of a number of proteins or glycoproteins usually found in the plasma.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Acute-Phase State
  • Reaction, Acute-Phase
  • Response, Acute-Phase

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P3DR46GT-Z

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