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| RESEARCH LETTER |
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| Year : 2023 | Volume
: 69
| Issue : 3 | Page : 162-163 |
Reduced tissue creatine levels in patients with long COVID-19: A cross-sectional study
M Ranisavljev, N Todorovic, J Ostojic, SM Ostojic
Applied Bioenergetics Lab, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Correspondence Address:
Prof. S M Ostojic
Applied Bioenergetics Lab, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad
Serbia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_65_23
Total creatine concentration in the skeletal muscle and brain of long COVID patients were significantly lower when compared to the reference values for the general population, as measured with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 1.5-T in vastus medialis muscle, thalamus, and three bilateral cerebral locations across the white and gray matter.
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