acute-phase protein

English

Alternative forms

  • acute phase protein

Noun

acute-phase protein (plural acute-phase proteins)

  1. (biochemistry, immunology) Any of a class of proteins whose plasma concentrations change in response to inflammation, such as C-reactive protein.

Synonyms

  • APP (initialism)
  • acute-phase reactant
  • acute-phase reaction

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