KROK 1 2011 – Question 112 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Blood plasma of a healthy man contains several dozens of proteins. During an illness new proteins can originate, namely the protein of "acute phase". Select such protein from the listed below:
- A. A immunoglobulin
- B. Fibrinogen
- C. G immunoglobulin
- D. C-reactive protein
- E. Prothrombin
Hint
Think about which plasma protein is made by the liver in response to inflammatory cytokines and is not a routine constituent of healthy plasma.
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