In systemic inflammation,pyrogens
A)decrease phagocytosis.
B)decrease vasodilation.
C)increase neutrophil production.
D)stimulate fever production.
E)are chemotaxic factors.

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Pyrogens stimulate fever production, which is a common feature of systemic inflammation. A is incorrect because pyrogens actually increase phagocytosis. B is incorrect because pyrogens increase vasodilation. C is incorrect because pyrogens primarily stimulate the production of inflammatory cytokines, which may attract neutrophils and other immune cells to the site of inflammation, but do not directly increase neutrophil production. E is incorrect because chemotaxic factors are molecules that attract immune cells to the site of inflammation, whereas pyrogens primarily stimulate fever production.

In Systemic Inflammation,pyrogens