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Descriptor English:
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Acute-Phase Proteins
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Proteínas de Fase Aguda
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Proteínas da Fase Aguda
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Synonyms English:
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Acute-Phase Reactants
Proteins, Acute-Phase
Reactants, Acute-Phase
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Tree Number:
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D12.776.124.050
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Definition English:
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Proteins that are secreted into the blood in increased or decreased quantities by hepatocytes in response to trauma, inflammation, or disease. These proteins can serve as inhibitors or mediators of the inflammatory processes. Certain acute-phase proteins have been used to diagnose and follow the course of diseases or as tumor markers. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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blood proteins; /biosyn /drug eff /physiol permitted
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History Note English:
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87
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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22307
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Unique Identifier:
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D000209
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