MBC: Creatine kinase

Question 1

atherosclerosis?

Answer 1

Blockage of cardiac arteries, therefore inhibiting

blood supply to heart cells, hence death of cells from oxygen deprivation

Question 2

In what tissues is CK present at high levels?

Answer 2

Creatine kinase present in brain and muscle cells and levels in the blood are especially high when these cell types are damaged.