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Acute inflammation is a rapid and short-term protective response triggered by the body in response to injury, infection, or tissue damage. It is characterized by symptoms such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain.
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- Kubes P, Ward PA. Leukocyte recruitment and the acute inflammatory response. Brain Pathology. 2000;10(1):127-135. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3639.2000.tb00249.x. View source
- Leick M, Azcutia V, Newton G, Luscinskas FW. Leukocyte recruitment in inflammation: basic concepts and new mechanistic insights based on new models and microscopic imaging technologies. Cell and Tissue Research. 2014;355(3):647-656. doi:10.1007/s00441-014-1809-9. View source
- Nourshargh S, Alon R. Leukocyte migration into inflamed tissues. Immunity. 2014;41(5):694-707. doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2014.10.008. View source
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