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82540 Assay of creatine

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: creatine assay, serum creatine

Laboratory assay measuring creatine concentration in serum or plasma, a compound involved in energy metabolism within muscle and neural tissue.

Clinical Context

Used in evaluation of muscle disorders, rhabdomyolysis, renal disease, and assessment of energy metabolism in skeletal and cardiac muscle.

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Specialties

pathologyneurologynephrology

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