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Magnesium
There is 25 gr. magnesium in the adult. The rate increases with altitude.
Magnesium is found primarily combined with calcium and phosphorus in the complex salts of bone (70%).
The rest is distributed in plasma (1.4 to 2.5 mg / ml), primarily in red blood cells. About 80% is ionized and diffusible. The rest is bound to serum proteins.
* The muscles contain more magnesium than calcium, in contrast to the blood.
* In cells, its concentration is 15 mEq / l (milliequivalents per liter).
* The level of magnesium in the cerebrospinal fluid is higher than in serum.
* Only 45% of ingested magnesium is absorbed, 55% is excreted in the feces. It is absorbed in the small intestine and to some extent, into the stomach. Read the rest of this entry »