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Liberation of PGF2α from Whole Blood as an Assay to Detect Inflammatory Mediators
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 35, pages 99–101 (1994)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate a simple method of monitoring an inflammatory process based on the reaction of normal whole blood to plasma from animals suffering from an induced acute inflammation. There is a strong need to find relevant methods to be able to screen for mediators of inflammatory reactions thereby facilitating diagnosis of inflammatory processes. In e.g. induced endo-toxaemia, the endotoxin disappears very quickly from the circulation and is not a suitable substance to analyse in plasma (Aiumlamaietal 1990).
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This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Council for Forestry and Agricultural Research.
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del Campo, B.Z., Kindahl, H. Liberation of PGF2α from Whole Blood as an Assay to Detect Inflammatory Mediators. Acta Vet Scand 35, 99–101 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548360
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