Association Between Serum C- Reactive Protein Levels and Other Important Predictive Markers of Outcome in COPD
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase protein synthesized predominantly by the hepatocytes in response to tissue damage or inflammation. Levels of acute-phase proteins rise rapidly, during infection and after injury. We take up the study to correlate serum CRP levels with other important predic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2011-01-01
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Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/17741.pdf |