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	Encyclopedia: Acute phase protein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Acute phase proteins are a class of proteins that are synthetized in the liver in response to inflammation.
		In response to injury, local inflammatory cells (neutrophil granulocytes and macrophages) secrete a number of cytokines into the bloodstream, most notably the interleukins IL-1, IL-6 and IL-11 and TNF_alpha.
		The liver responds by producing a large number of acute phase reactants, most notably:
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Acute-phase-protein (139 words)

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		Sex effects the impact of chronic restraint stress during early infection on the demyelinating phase of Theiler's virus infection depends in CBS mice.
		The effects of restraint stress on the acute and chronic phases of Theiler's virus infection.
		The effects of restraint stress on the acute phase of Theiler's virus infection.
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	Acute phase protein -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Acute phase protein -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The (Large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; sy) liver responds by producing a large number of acute phase reactants, most notably:
		(A byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation) C-reactive protein
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ac/acute_phase_protein.htm (135 words)

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