References on the Topic of Creatine -
Courtesy of Steve Plisk, Director of Sports Conditioning, Yale University
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Wallimann T. Multiple functions of creatine kinase for cellular energetics: a scientific rationale for creatine supplementation. Institute for Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology; available online <http://www1.cell.biol.ethz.ch/members/creatine/creatine_supplementation.html#English>, 2000.
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