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The impact of hypomagnesemia on erectile dysfunction in elderly, non-diabetic, stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease patients: a prospective cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND:Erectile dysfunction (ED) is common in older men with chronic kidney disease. Magnesium is essential for metabolism of nitric oxide...

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Sex steroid hormones modulate serum ionized magnesium and calcium levels throughout the menstrual cycle in women.

OBJECTIVE:To determine the serum concentrations of the sex steroid hormones with respect to the concentrations of the biologically active fractions...

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Serum Mg and Zn levels in postmenopausal women.

Approximately 30% of a woman's life is spent in the postmenopausal period. This is when steroid hormone deficiency is often...

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The effect of magnesium on the response of smooth muscle to 5-hydroxytryptamine.

1 The responses to 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) of rabbit isolated mesenteric artery and vein and longitudinal smooth muscle of guinea-pig ileum...

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Effects of intravenous magnesium infusion on in vivo release of acetylcholine and catecholamine in rat adrenal medulla.

We applied microdialysis technique to the left adrenal medulla of anesthetized rats and examined the effects of intravenous Mg(2+) infusion...

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Delta6 desaturase as the target of the beneficial actions of magnesium.

BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies have associated low dietary Mg2+ intake with insulin resistance (IR) and increased risk for metabolic syndrome; however, the...

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Magnesium deficiency and increased inflammation: current perspectives.

Animal studies have shown that magnesium deficiency induces an inflammatory response that results in leukocyte and macrophage activation, release of...

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Changes in the erythrocyte membrane during magnesium deficiency

Several parameters were investigated to assess the properties of the erythrocyte membrane from male rats of initial weight 85 g...

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Lisa A. Yablon and Alexander Mauskop.

Magnesium in headache.

Magnesium's role in migraine pathogenesis is well-described, with deficiencies known to promote cortical spreading depression, alter nociceptive processing and neurotransmitter...

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