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ACCURATE methods for measuring the magnesium in human blood serum have been developed and used to establish the range of values for normal individuals1–15. Differences in normal mean values have been reported13,14. None of these investigators has compared the concentration of magnesium and calcium in the serum of the same individuals. In the present investigation we have determined the concentrations of magnesium and calcium in the blood serum of a series of 133 randomly selected patients and healthy members of the hospital staff and have found a correlation between the two ions in individuals with normal serum calcium values.
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BRISCOE, A., RAGAN, C. Relation of Magnesium to Calcium in Human Blood Serum. Nature 214, 1126–1127 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2141126b0
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