NALT

Preferred term

acute phase proteins

Chemical

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.

blood proteins

C-reactive protein

haptoglobins

acute phase glycoproteins
acute phase reactants
acute-phase glycoproteins
acute-phase proteins
acute-phase reactants

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

912

Spanish

proteínas de fase aguda

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3962

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 9/16/14