tenderness with guarding; percussion of the right lower quadrat produces pain. Exploratory laparoscopy shows an edematous, erythematous appendix. Which of the following mediators is most likely responsible for the production of the patients fever and pains? (A) Interferon gamma (B) Leukotriene C4 (C) Nitric Oxide

tenderness with guarding; percussion of the right lower quadrat produces pain. Exploratory laparoscopy shows an edematous, erythematous appendix. Which of the following mediators is most likely responsible for the production of the patients fever and pains? (A) Interferon gamma (B) Leukotriene C4 (C) Nitric Oxide

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