Abstract
Summary and Conclusions
Studies were made of serum polysaccharide levels in dogs following the production of sterile turpentine abscesses, of bacterial abscesses, and of talc granulomas, the injection of turpentine intrapleurally, and experimental surgical operations. In all cases the polysaccharide level rose and the maximal level depended somewhat upon the type of inflammation. Elevation occurred both in the presence and absence of fever. The maximal elevation appeared within 3 to 6 days after the initial injury. The suggestion is made that this phenomenon is correlated in some way with tissue proliferation or repair.
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