Increased creatine kinase BB activity in rat plasma induced by hypoxia.
Rats show an elevated creatine kinase (CK) activity in plasma after a 20-hour exposure to hypoxia. The increase of CK activity is essentially caused by CK-BB activity attaining its maximum at the 3rd day after exposure to hypoxia. The possibility of establishing a potential brain damage by determining CK-BB activity in plasma is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000201:enzymology*; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase