| id | GO:0006954 Detailed information
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| name | inflammatory response
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The immediate defensive reaction (by vertebrate tissue) to infection or injury caused by chemical or physical agents. The process is characterized by local vasodilation, extravasation of plasma into intercellular spaces and accumulation of white blood cells and macrophages." [GO_REF:0000022, GOC:mtg_15nov05, ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"]
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| comment | This term was improved by GO_REF:0000022. It was moved.
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| xref | Wikipedia:Inflammation
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| is_a | GO:0006952 ! defense response
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| is_a | GO:0009611 ! response to wounding
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