Genetics of hereditary disorders of magnesium homeostasis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-25

  Schlingmann, Karl P ^a   Konrad, Martin ^a   Seyberth, Hannsjörg W ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hereditary magnesium loss; Hypomagnesemia; Magnesium; Magnesium deficiency

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM SENSING RECEPTOR; MAGNESIUM;

ALKALOSIS; ASTHMA; CATION TRANSPORT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALT LOSING NEPHRITIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

BARTTER SYNDROME; CALCIUM; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; PROSTAGLANDINS E;

EID: 0346007915     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1293-z     Document Type: Review

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