Protein synthesis in the rat liver after fracture of the femur.
(1974)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KHAN, S.N., TILSTONE, W.J., FLECK, A. and BROOM, I. 1974. Protein synthesis in the rat liver after fracture of the femur. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society [online], 33(3), pages 93A-94A. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS19740058
Moderate to severe trauma is accompanied by two characteristic responses in plasma protein concentration, namely an increase in levels of acute phase reactants and a fall in albumin (Cuthbertson & Tompsett, 1935; Oweb, 1967).