Serum amyloid A induction does not require the spleen.
Our results indicate that serum amyloid A induction does not require the spleen, and further, the kinetics of serum amyloid A induction suggest that the phase of marked increase is likely to be related to the acute inflammatory reaction.
D000682:Amyloid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood; D051379:Mice; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012835:Silver Nitrate; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism*; D013156:Splenectomy
D000682:Amyloid; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; D012835:Silver Nitrate