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CK creatine kinase.
creatine kinase (CK),
an enzyme of the transferase class in muscle, brain, and other tissues. It catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from adenosine triphosphate to creatine, producing adenosine diphosphate and phosphocreatine. The reaction stores energy in muscle and brain tissue. Also called creatine phosphokinase. See also Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.

CK
creatine kinase.

CK
Creatinine phosphokinase, see there


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