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Age dependent variation of serum creatine phosphokinase levels in pigs

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Infolge Muskeltätigkeit steigt bekanntlich der Creatin-Phosphokinase-Spiegel (CPK) im Serum. Es wird nun eine Abhängigkeit des Serum-CPK-Wertes vom Alter festgestellt. Es ist daher wichtig, nichtspezifische Ursachen eines gesteigerten CPK-Spiegels auszuschalten, ehe eine Diagnose der Muskelerkrankung gestellt wird.

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  1. Departments of Physiological Chemistry and Physiology, Medical School, University of the Witwatersrand, Hospital Street, 2001, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa

    J. J. A. Heffron & G. Mitchell

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We thankR. T. Naude for advice. This work was supported by the Atomic Energy Board of South Africa and the Senate of the University of the Witwatersrand.

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Heffron, J.J.A., Mitchell, G. Age dependent variation of serum creatine phosphokinase levels in pigs. Experientia 31, 657–658 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944613

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