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Acute phase response after myocardial infarction: Correlation between serum levels of cytokines and C-reactive protein

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Abbreviations

IL-1:

interleukin-1

IL-6:

interleukin-6

IFN gamma:

interferon gamma

TNF alpha:

tumor necrosis factor alpha

CRP:

C-reactive protein

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Tilg, H., Mair, J., Herold, M. et al. Acute phase response after myocardial infarction: Correlation between serum levels of cytokines and C-reactive protein. Klin Wochenschr 68, 1083 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01649312

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