Creatine and creatine kinase in health and disease
A number of beneficial health effects have been ascribed to oral creatine supplementation. Creatine may even improve memory and intelligence. This book emphasizes on the intricate interplay between creatine and creatine kinase function and proper brain function, neurodegenerative disease and/or neur...
| Other Authors: | Salomons, Gajja S., Wyss, Markus., SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dordrecht :
Springer,
©2007.
Dordrecht : [2007] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvii, 351 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series: |
Sub-cellular biochemistry ;
v. 46. |
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| Summary: |
A number of beneficial health effects have been ascribed to oral creatine supplementation. Creatine may even improve memory and intelligence. This book emphasizes on the intricate interplay between creatine and creatine kinase function and proper brain function, neurodegenerative disease and/or neuroprotection. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword: Creatine and creatine kinase in health and disease -- a worthy passion / Gajja S. Salomons and Markus Wyss -- Introduction: -- Creatine: cheap ergogenic supplement with great potential for health and disease / Theo Wallimann -- Early evolution of the creatine kinase gene family and the capacity for creatine biosynthesis and membrane transport / W. Ross Ellington and Tomohiko Suzuki -- The creatine kinase phosphotransfer network: thermodynamic and kinetic considerations, the impact of the mitochondrial outer membrane and modelling approaches / Valdur Saks, Tuuli Kaambre, Rita Guzun, Tiia Anmann, Peeter Sikk, Uwe Schlattner, Theo Wallimann, Mayis Aliev and Marko Vendelin -- Expression and function of AGAT, GAMT and CT1 in the Mammalian brain / Olivier Braissant, Claude Bachmann and Hugues Henry -- A novel relationship between creatine transport at the blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers, creatine biosynthesis, and its use for brain and retinal energy homeostasis / Masanori Tachikawa, Ken-Ichi Hosoya, Sumio Ohtsuki and Tetsuya Terasaki -- Functional insights into the creatine transporter / David L. Christie -- In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy of transgenic mice with altered expression of guanidinoacetate methyltransferase and creatine kinase isoenzymes / Arend Heerschap, Hermien E. Kan, Christine I.H.C. Nabuurs, W. KlaasJan Renema, Dirk Isbrandt and Bé Wieringa -- Cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes: clinical aspects, treatment and pathophysiology / Sylvia Stockler, Peter W. Schutz and Gajja S. Salomons -- Pre-symptomatic treatment of creatine biosynthesis defects / Andreas Schulze and Roberta Battini -- Clinical use of creatine in neuromuscular and neurometabolic disorders / Mark A. Tarnopolsky -- The neuroprotective role of creatine / Autumn M. Klein and Robert J. Ferrante -- Ergogenic effects of creatine in sports and rehabilitation / Peter Hespel and Wim Derave -- Pharmacokinetics of creatine / Wesley McCall and Adam M. Persky -- Safety of creatine supplementation / Adam M. Persky and Eric S. Rawson -- Creatine -- its chemical synthesis, chemistry, and legal status / Ivo Pischel and Thomas Gastner -- Creatine and creatine kinase in health and disease -- a bright future ahead? / Markus Wyss, Olivier Braissant, Ivo Pischel, Gajja S. Salomons, Andreas Schulze, Sylvia Stockler and Theo Wallimann. A number of beneficial health effects have been ascribed to oral creatine supplementation. Creatine may even improve memory and intelligence. This book emphasizes on the intricate interplay between creatine and creatine kinase function and proper brain function, neurodegenerative disease and/or neuroprotection. University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. English. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvii, 351 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781402064869 1402064861 1281116807 9781281116802 9786611116804 661111680X |
| Access: |
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |