Open AccessMagnesium in Chronic Kidney Disease: Should We Care?
Author(s) -
Esther R. van de Wal-Visscher,
Jeroen P. Kooman,
Frank M. van der Sande
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000485212
Subject(s) - kidney disease , medicine , dialysis , kidney , renal function , endocrinology , homeostasis , disease , end stage renal disease
Magnesium (Mg) is an essential cation for multiple processes in the body. The kidney plays a major role in regulating the Mg balance. In a healthy individual, total-body Mg content is kept constant by interactions among intestine, bones and the kidneys.
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