Synthesis of plasma alpha(2) (acute phase)-globulin was demonstrated in isolated perfused rat liver obtained from animals showing acute inflammatory reaction to injury. These findings indicate that the liver is a source of the globulin and that appearance of this protein in the serum results from de novo synthesis by the liver rather than from release of performed and stored globulin.
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