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Casein-induced acute-phase response in mice. (a) Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and the acute-phase proteins (b) serum amyloid P (SAP) and (c) complement 3 (C3) concentrations were measured in plasma 24 hr after casein (solid bars) or NaHCO3 (open bars) injection. All values are means ± SEM. n = 5 mice per group at each time-point **P< 0·01 compared to NaHCO3-injected mice.
