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creatine kinase
noun
Definition of CREATINE KINASE
: any of three isoenzymes found especially in vertebrate skeletal and myocardial muscle that catalyze the transfer of a high-energy phosphate group from phosphocreatine to ADP with the formation of ATP and creatine
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First Known Use of CREATINE KINASE
1964
Medical Dictionary
creatine kinase
noun
Medical Definition of CREATINE KINASE
: any of three isoenzymes found especially in vertebrate skeletal and myocardial muscle and the brain that catalyze the transfer of a high-energy phosphate group from phosphocreatine to ADP with the formation of ATP and creatine and typically occur in elevated levels in the blood following injury to brain or muscle tissue
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