lactate dehydrogenase
noun
: any of a group of isoenzymes that catalyze reversibly the conversion of pyruvic acid to lactic acid
called also lactic dehydrogenase
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The candombe drummers who showed rust urine after heavy drumming presented significantly higher levels of lactate dehydrogenase and total bilirubin when compared with those without urine abnormalities.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2012
Instead, the biggest difference was in the blood levels of creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase, both markers of muscle damage, which were significantly elevated immediately after the race and 24 hours later in the crampers.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2020
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2012
Instead, the biggest difference was in the blood levels of creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase, both markers of muscle damage, which were significantly elevated immediately after the race and 24 hours later in the crampers.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2020
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“Lactate dehydrogenase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lactate%20dehydrogenase. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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