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We investigated whether a restraint induced stress elicits an acute-phase response which includes changes in the plasma trace metals, fibrinogen and the circulating leucocyte count. The present results showed that restraint-stress induces significant increases in the plasma concentrations of copper and fibrinogen and decreases in those of iron and zinc in rabbits, indicating that some of acute-phase response are produced without fever mediated by endogenous pyrogen.
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Morimoto, A., Watanabe, T., Myogin, T. et al. Restraint induced stress elicits acute-phase response in rabbits. Pflugers Arch. 410, 554–556 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00586538
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