Abstract
Creatine kinase (CK), a widely distributed enzyme in the body, has its highest activities in skeletal muscle and myocardium; when serum CK activities are abnormally increased, injury to these organs must be part of the differential diagnosis. The isoenzyme CK-MB is the most important biochemical test in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Blood Protein Electrophoresis / methods
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Body Weight
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Chromatography / methods
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Creatine Kinase / physiology*
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Cytoplasm / enzymology
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Female
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Humans
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Immunologic Techniques
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Isoenzymes / physiology
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Male
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Mitochondria / enzymology
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Muscular Diseases / enzymology
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Muscular Dystrophies / enzymology
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Myocardial Infarction / enzymology
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Neoplasms / enzymology
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Pharmaceutical Preparations
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Physical Exertion
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Pregnancy
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Racial Groups
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Sex Factors
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Time Factors
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Wounds and Injuries / enzymology
Substances
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Isoenzymes
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Pharmaceutical Preparations
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Creatine Kinase