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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Albumins > C-Reactive Protein
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Immunoproteins > C-Reactive Protein
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Acute-Phase Proteins > C-Reactive Protein

Preferred term

C-Reactive Protein  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein
  • High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
  • hs-CRP
  • hsCRP

Note

  • an acute phase protein; /drug eff /ultrastruct permitted

Scope note

  • A plasma protein that circulates in increased amounts during inflammation and after tissue damage. C-Reactive Protein measured by more sensitive methods often for coronary heart disease risk assessment is referred to as High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002097

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