Relationships between magnesium and protein concentrations in serum.
Open Access
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 31 (2) , 244-246
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/31.2.244
Abstract
We determined concentrations of magnesium, total protein, albumin, and globulin in more than 74 000 serum specimens from patients and noted a direct linear relationship between the concentration of magnesium in serum and the concentrations of total protein, albumin, and globulin in serum. Albumin and magnesium concentrations are linearly related at high and low albumin concentrations; within the reference interval, however, the magnesium concentration is independent of the albumin concentration. Linear regression analysis suggests that 25% of the total serum magnesium is bound to albumin and 8% to globulins.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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