Carp eggs, fertilized in vitro, were allowed to develop in fresh water with magnesium concentrations varying from 0.001 to 0.100 mmol l-1. Magnesium concentrations below 0.010 mmol l-1 seriously impeded carp embryonic development: the incidence of deformed larvae and mortality increased steeply to 100% at water magnesium concentrations of 0.001 mmol l-1. Thus, early life stages of carp require ...

INTRODUCTION Magnesium is an essential micronutrient for human body, and its deficiency has been associated with risk of non-communicable diseases. OBJECTIVE Assessment of magnesium status, and evaluation of the frequency of magnesium deficiency in a group of healthy adults. METHODS Plasma and erythrocyte magnesium levels, and magnesium intake were determined in 115 students (55 women and 6...

The use of high-dose magnesium infusions in critically ill and surgical patients is increasing. This practice is associated with considerable risk of toxicity, as no reliable criteria are currently available to detect significant intracellular magnesium depletion. We have evaluated, before and after surgery, 33 elderly patients with hip fracture, by 24-h Holter ECG monitoring, Doppler echocardi...

The kidney has a vital role in magnesium homeostasis and, although the renal handling of magnesium is highly adaptable, this ability deteriorates when renal function declines significantly. In moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), increases in the fractional excretion of magnesium largely compensate for the loss of glomerular filtration rate to maintain normal serum magnesium levels. However, ...

The antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects of magnesium, an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor inhibitor, were studied in mice using the forced swim test and elevated plus-maze test, respectively. The doses of 20 and 30 mg Mg/kg, reduced immobility time in the forced swim test exerting antidepressant-like activity. In the elevated plus-maze test, magnesium at the same doses pro...

A metabolism trial was conducted to assess some effects of magnesium alloy rumen bullets and magnesium sulfate on magnesium and calcium utilization in wether lambs fed a basal, semipurified diet (800 g/day) that contained .08% magnesium and .42% calcium. Four sheep were assigned randomly to each of four treatments: basal diet only (BD); basal diet plus two commercial magnesium bullets per anima...

This review article focuses on the mechanism of the non-aqueous fluorolytic sol gel-synthesis of nanoscopic metal fluorides and hydroxide fluorides. Based on MAS-NMR, XRD, WAXS and SAXS investigations in combination with computational calculations, it is shown that a stepwise replacement of alkoxide by F-ions takes place resulting in the formation of a large variety of metal alkoxide fluoride c...