Magnesium Disorders

Publication date: Available online 11 July 2015 Source:Hospital Medicine Clinics Author(s): Ryan Mascarenhas , Himanshu Vashistha , Damodar KumbalaTeaser Magnesium is the fourth most abundant cation in the human body and is the second most abundant intracellular cation, after potassium. The kidneys and intestines regulate magnesium reabsorption and maintain homeostasis. This cation plays an important physiologic role in many functions of the body, especially the neuromuscular and cardiovascular systems. Magnesium as a catalyst can modulate many various enzymatic pathways that depend on magnesium as a catalyst, including binding to ligands such as adenosine triphosphate, binding to the active site of enzymes, and promoting the aggregation of multienzyme complexes.
Source: Hospital Medicine Clinics - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research