title: Creatine kinase isoenzymes.
abstract: Creatine kinase (CK), a widely distributed enzyme in the body, has its highest activities in skeletal muscle and myocardium; when serum CK activities are abnormally increased, injury to these organs must be part of the differential diagnosis. The isoenzyme CK-MB is the most important biochemical test in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods; D001835:Body Weight; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000502:physiology*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000201:enzymology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000201:enzymology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000201:enzymology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011247:Pregnancy; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D003402:Creatine Kinase