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Acute phase reactants

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Acute phase reactants
Blood proteins whose concentrations increase or decrease in reaction to the inflammation process.

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Other conditions, such as malignancy, are seen with elevated acute phase reactants.
The acute phase response to tissue injury and inflammation is accompanied by a dramatic increase in the hepatic synthesis of plasma proteins known as acute phase reactants (APRs).
Clotting, inflammation, and acute phase reactants alter coagulation regulatory proteins.
 
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