Look up: creatinine

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   creatinine
   a waste product from protein in the diet and from the muscles of the body. Creatinine is removed from the body by the kidneys; as kidney disease progresses, the level of creatinine in the blood increases.
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   Creatinine
   a waste product that is filtered from the blood by the kidneys and expelled in urine
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   Creatinine
   It is the waste product of creatine, an enzyme found in large amounts throughout the tissues, and mainly excreted in the urine. The parent compound creatine enables the body to use the 'blue flame' of anaerobic combustion (as opposed to the yellow flame of oxidation). Elevated creatinine in the blood may be an early symptom of kidney disease.
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   Creatinine
   A waste produce of creatine which is excreted by urine.
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   Creatinine
   Creatinine: A chemical waste molecule that is generated from muscle metabolism. Creatinine is produced from creatine, a molecule of major importance for energy production in muscles. Approximately 2% of the body's creatine is converted to creatinine every day. Creatinine is transported through the bloodstream to the kidneys. The kidneys filter out ...
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   creatinine
   <biochemistry, nephrology> A waste product of protein metabolism that is found in the urine. ... Can be measured to assess overall kidney function. An abnormally elevated blood creatinine level is seen in those individuals with kidney insufficiency and kidney failure. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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   Creatinine
   } `Creatinine` is a breakdown product of creatine phosphate in muscle, and is usually produced at a fairly constant rate by the body (depending on muscle mass).
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   creatinine
   (kre-at´ĭ-nin) a nitrogenous compound formed as the end product of creatine metabolism. It is formed in the muscle in relatively small amounts, passes into the blood and is excreted in the urine. A laboratory test for the creatinine level in the blood may be used as a measurement of kidney function (see creatinine ...
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   creatinine
   (from the article `creatinine clearance`) clinical measurement used to estimate renal function, specifically the filtration rate of the glomeruli (clusters of blood vessels that are the ... The clearance of creatinine was used as a measure of renal function before inulin was discovered; because this substance is found naturally in ... ...
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    creatinine
    A component of urine and the final product of creatine catabolism; formed by the nonenzymatic dephosphorylative cyclization of phosphocreatine to form the internal anhydride of creatine.
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    CREATININE
    a substance found in blood and urine; it results from normal body chemical reactions; high blood creatinine levels are a sign of depressed kidney function
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    Creatinine
    Waste that is made by the breakdown of muscles. It is usually removed from the blood.
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