Erythrocyte magnesium concentration as an index of magnesium status: A perspective from a magnesium supplementation study

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Basso, Luisa E ^a   Ubbink, Johan B ^a   Delport, Rhena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Analytical variation; Biological variation; Critical difference; Erythrocyte; Magnesium; Plasma

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; MAGNESIUM SALT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIVER FUNCTION; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MAGNESIUM METABOLISM; MAGNESIUM URINE LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033989691     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00168-0     Document Type: Article

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