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Acute phase reactants INTRODUCTION The acute phase response, in the broad sense, refers to the large number of behavioral, physiologic, biochemical, and nutritional changes that occur during inflammatory states [1]. In the acute phase response, there are changes in the concentration of several plasma proteins, called acute phase reactants (APR); these changes are thought to contribute to host defense and adaptive capabilities [2]. While this array of changes is sometimes referred to as systemic inflammation, we avoid this term to prevent confusion with the systemic inflammatory response…

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