What is the Difference Between Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein?
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is an acute phase inflammatory protein that was first discovered and named by Tillet and Francis in 1930 while studying the serum of patients infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae.[1]CRP is primarily synthesized in hepatocytes, initially produced as a monomer and then assembled into a pentamer in the endoplasmic reticulum of the source cell. … Read more