Acute-phase reactants
The acute-phase response (APR) is a prominent systemic reaction of the organism to local or systemic disturbances in its homeostasis caused by infection, tissue injury, trauma or surgery, or immunological disorders. The tissue macrophage is most commonly regarded as initiating the APR through direct...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Oral Research and Review |
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Online Access: | http://www.jorr.org/article.asp?issn=2249-4987;year=2016;volume=8;issue=1;spage=32;epage=35;aulast=Grover |