| English |
| creatinine |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Uncountable
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| Definition |
Creatinine is an endogenous substance mainly produced in muscle cells from creatine and phosphocreatine. The production rate is constant. Hence, the steady state concentration of plasma creatinine depends on its excretion, which mainly reflect glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
A component of urine and the final product of creatine catabolism; formed by dephosphorilative cyclization of phosphocreatine
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| Definition source |
Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology
Stedman´s medical dictionary
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| Context |
Adjustments on urea nitrogen and creatinine concentrations for water loss due to evaporation occurring during incubation were made from incremements in the sodium levels in relation to baseline values
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| Context source |
American Society of Nephrology (ingl 4)
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| Subject field |
Dialysis
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| Sub-field (level 2) |
Elimination of toxic substances
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| Related concept |
urea, nitrogen, ureic acid
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| it |
Creatinina
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| Reliability code |
3
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