| creatine phosphokinase |
(noun) enzyme present in skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle and the brain. Serum CPK is increased 10-25 times in the first few hours following a heart attack. The level returns to normal within 2-4 days. CPK serum levels are also increased in progressive muscular dystrophy and following trauma to skeletal muscle. It is not elevated in liver disease or pulmonary infarction.
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| creatine phosphokinase |
muscular enzyme that is released in the bloodstream in case of muscular lesion.
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