Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. circulatory system physiology
  3. blood composition
  4. blood chemistry
  5. blood proteins
  6. acute phase proteins
  1. Fields of Study
  2. circulatory system physiology
  3. blood composition
  4. blood chemistry
  5. blood proteins
  6. acute phase proteins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. circulatory system physiology
  3. blood composition
  4. blood chemistry
  5. blood proteins
  6. acute phase proteins
  1. Fields of Study
  2. circulatory system physiology
  3. blood composition
  4. blood chemistry
  5. blood proteins
  6. acute phase proteins
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. circulatory system physiology
  3. blood composition
  4. blood chemistry
  5. blood proteins
  6. acute phase proteins
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. animal proteins
  5. blood proteins
  6. acute phase proteins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. animal proteins
  5. blood proteins
  6. acute phase proteins

Preferred term

acute phase proteins

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Proteins that are secreted into the blood in increased or decreased quantities by hepatocytes in response to trauma, inflammation, or disease. These proteins can serve as inhibitors or mediators of the inflammatory processes. Certain acute-phase proteins have been used to diagnose and follow the course of diseases or as tumor markers.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • acute phase glycoproteins
  • acute-phase glycoproteins
  • acute-phase proteins
  • acute phase reactants
  • acute-phase reactants

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3962

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/19/06, last modified 9/16/14