Creatine and Creatine Kinase in Health and Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Salomons, Gajja S. (Editor), Wyss, Markus (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Subcellular Biochemistry, 46
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Medical biochemistry.; Neurology.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medical Biochemistry.; Human Genetics.; Quality of Life Research.

Although creatine was discovered already in the 1830s, it is only in recent years that its crucial role for human health and general well-being has been increasingly realized and appreciated. A number of beneficial health effects have been ascribed to oral creatine supplementation, such as neuroprot...