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== Function == | == Function == | ||
CRP binds to PC located on the surface of bacteria that infected the organism. The resulting immune response is the phygocytosis of PC-expressing bacteria <ref name="agrawal"/>. The CRP is therefore part of the acute phase response which is a rapid concentration variation of plasma proteins <ref name = "Alex"> | CRP binds to PC located on the surface of bacteria that infected the organism. The resulting immune response is the phygocytosis of PC-expressing bacteria <ref name="agrawal"/>. The CRP is therefore part of the acute phase response which is a rapid concentration variation of plasma proteins <ref name = "Alex">PMID: 12616974</ref>. | ||
== Biomedical interest == | == Biomedical interest == | ||
