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.

Synonyms: Acute Phase State, State, Acute-Phase, Acute-Phase Response, Reaction, Acute-Phase, Reaction, Acute Phase, Acute Phase Reaction, Acute-Phase Reaction, Acute-Phase State, Response, Acute Phase, Response, Acute-Phase

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D000210

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