Is creatine a CNS neurotransmitter?

Bhagaban Mallik; C Andrew Frank

doi:10.7554/eLife.91824

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Is creatine a CNS neurotransmitter?

Bhagaban Mallik and C Andrew Frank

eLife, Vol.12, e91824

10/16/2023

DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91824

PMCID: PMC10578925

PMID: 37843902

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Abstract

A range of experiments suggests that creatine, a molecule known for recycling ATP in muscle and brain tissue, may also function as a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.

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Title: Subtitle: Is creatine a CNS neurotransmitter?
Creators: Bhagaban Mallik - University of Iowa
C Andrew Frank - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: eLife, Vol.12, e91824
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91824
PMID: 37843902
PMCID: PMC10578925
NLM abbreviation: Elife
ISSN: 2050-084X
eISSN: 2050-084X
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
Language: English
Date published: 10/16/2023
Academic Unit: Anatomy and Cell Biology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Biology
Record Identifier: 9984482554802771

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