Influence of physical exercise on plasma creatine kinase activity in healthy and dystrophic turkeys and sheep
Tripp, M.J.; Schmitz, J.A.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 43(12): 2220-2223
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 7165169 Document Number: 188637
Plasma creatine kinase (P-CK) activities were significantly increased after physical exercise in healthy turkeys and in turkeys with hereditary muscular dystrophy. Activities as high as 100 500 mU/ml of plasma were observed. Activities remained high for at least 29 hours after exercise. Moderate exercise did not significantly affect P-CK activity in lambs. Increases in P-CK activity during expression of nutritional muscular dystrophy were readily distinguished from exercise effects; activity exceeded 160 000 mU/ml in lambs during expression of that condition.