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Chapter-02 Inflammation

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Surgery for Dental Students

Author
1. Marwah Sanjay
2. Marwah Nisha
ISBN
9788184487459
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11623_2
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
7
Author Affiliations
1. Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
2. Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Postgraduate, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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Abstract

Inflammation is defined as local response of living tissues to injury due to any agent. This chapter describes types of inflammation, local pathological events, systemic inflammatory response occurring during acute inflammation and its outcome. Chemical mediators of inflammation are briefly outlined in a box. Basic functions of inflammatory cells are described.

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