Acute-Phase Reaction

An early local inflammatory reaction to insult or injury that consists of fever, an increase in inflammatory humoral factors, and an increased synthesis by hepatocytes of a number of proteins or glycoproteins usually found in the plasma.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.470.099

MeSH Unique ID: D000210

Entry Terms:

• Acute Phase Reaction
• Acute Phase Response
• Acute Phase Responses
• Phase Response, Acute
• Acute-Phase State
• Acute Phase State
• State, Acute-Phase
• Reaction, Acute-Phase
• Reaction, Acute Phase
• Response, Acute-Phase
• Acute-Phase Response
• Response, Acute Phase

Previous Indexing:

• Acute Disease (1968-1986)
• Inflammation (1966-1986)

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Diseases Category
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Inflammation
Acute-Phase Reaction