- C-reactive protein
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A protein found in the blood, whose plasma concentrations are raised in patients with infection or inflammation.
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C-reactive protein — C reactive protein, pentraxin related Constructed from 1B09 … Wikipedia
C-reactive protein — Protéine C réactive Pour les articles homonymes, voir CRP. La protéine C réactive, plus couramment appelée C reactive protein ou CRP, est une protéine de phase aiguë exclusivement synthétisée par le foie. Elle joue un rôle important dans les… … Wikipédia en Français
C-reactive protein — A protein of the pentraxin family found in serum in various disease conditions particularly during the acute phase of immune response. C reactive protein is synthesized by hepatocytes and its production may be triggered by prostaglandin E1 or… … Dictionary of molecular biology
C-reactive protein (CRP) — A plasma protein that rises in the blood with the inflammation from certain conditions. C reactive protein is one of the plasma proteins known as acute phase proteins: proteins whose plasma concentrations increase (or decrease) by 25% or more… … Medical dictionary
CRP (C-reactive protein) — A plasma protein that rises in the blood with the inflammation from certain conditions. C reactive protein is one of the plasma proteins known as acute phase proteins: proteins whose plasma concentrations increase (or decrease) by 25% or more… … Medical dictionary
high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) test — an extremely sensitive test to determine the level of C reactive protein in the blood; as the hs CRP rises, the risk of cardiovascular disease increases … Medical dictionary
C-reactive protein — noun a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation • Syn: ↑CRP • Hypernyms: ↑serum globulin * * * ¦ ̷ ̷ (ˌ) ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: C polysaccharide, a… … Useful english dictionary
C-reactive protein — noun Etymology: C polysaccharide, a polysaccharide found in the cell wall of pneumococci and precipitated by this protein, from carbohydrate Date: 1955 a protein present in blood serum in various abnormal states (as inflammation or neoplasia) … New Collegiate Dictionary
C-reactive protein — C re·ac·tive protein .sē rē .ak tiv n a protein produced by the liver that is normally present in trace amounts in the blood serum but is elevated during episodes of acute inflammation (as those associated with neoplastic disease, chronic… … Medical dictionary
C-reactive protein — C re•ac•tive protein [[t]ˈsi riˌæk tɪv[/t]] n. biochem. a globulin that increases in concentration in the bloodstream during infectious states and other abnormal conditions Abbr.: CRP • Etymology: 1955–60; for C polysaccharide, which is… … From formal English to slang
C-reactive protein — /see ree ak tiv/, Biochem. a globulin that increases in concentration in the bloodstream during infectious states and other abnormal conditions. Abbr.: CRP [1955 60; for C polysaccharide, which is precipitated by this protein] * * * … Universalium
