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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:
SM 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 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_65_23 PMID: 37171415
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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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