Endocrine Abstracts

Magnesium (Mg), the second most abundant intracellular cation of the human body, plays a crucial role in nerve and muscle function. Although a frequent electrolyte abnormality, hypomagnesaemia is one of the most underdiagnosed one, symptoms being present only when Mg levels decrease bellow 0.5 mmol/l, Among the various causes of Mg deficiency endocrine disorders are neither the most frequent nor the most studied. An exception is the implication of Mg in bone and calcium metabo...