The functional significance of the lung-liver axis during pneumonia
The hepatic acute phase response (APR), stimulated by injury or inflammation, is characterized by significant changes in circulating acute phase protein (APP) concentrations. While individual functions of liver-derived APPs are known, the net consequence of APP changes is unclear. Pneumonia and se...
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/13731 |