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Conclusion
In the hearts of rats recovering from hyperthyroidism restoration of the creatine concentration occurs in advance of any marked anatomic improvement and it is therefore not inconsistent to find normal values in the presence of moderate myocardial damage. Reparative processes occur somewhat more gradually in skeletal than in cardiac muscle and the restoration of creatine to normal more nearly parallels the degree of tissue regeneration.
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