α1-acid glycoprotein modulates the function of human neutrophils and platelets

The acute-phase protein α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP; orosomucoid) was initially identified andcharacterised in the 1950s. The normal plasma concentration is around 0.5-1 mg/ml butduring inflammation the concentration increase several fold and the carbohydrate compositionof the protein changes. AGP is...

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Main Author: Gunnarsson, Peter
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Farmakologi 2009
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