In order to enlarge the scope of the calorimetric method for the determination of creatinine and creatine it is, I think, necessary to replace the bichromate standard with standard creatinine solutions, and in the next two papers will be described various adaptations of the method based on this principle. In connection with this work I have again gone over the subject of the preparation of crea...

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that, in a patient with decreased renal function and an increased plasma creatinine concentration, a significant quantity of creatinine is excreted into the gut, as is true of urea and uric acid, and is metabolized by gut flora. [Methyl14C]creatinine was given intravenously to five patients and [methyl-14C] creatinine or Lcarbony!-14C] creatinine w...

fasting during the month of ramadan is one of the five pillars of islam. during this holy month, healthy muslims abstain from eating, drinking, and smoking from dawn to dusk. although fasting is obligatory for every adult muslim, if it has hazardous effects on the body, it is prohibited. due to some islamic principles, patients are exempted from fasting; however, due to the willingness of some ...