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Evolution of Creatine Kinase

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Comparison of the electrophoretic patterns of creatine kinase in different birds throws some light on the type of evolutionary changes which have affected the multiple forms of this enzyme.

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EPPENBERGER, M., EPPENBERGER, H. & KAPLAN, N. Evolution of Creatine Kinase. Nature 214, 239–241 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214239a0

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