Red blood cell magnesium test
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The red blood cell magnesium test measures the concentration of magnesium inside red blood cells. This is thought to be a more reliable test than serum magnesium as very little of the body's magnesium is found in the serum. 99% of total magnesium is found in bone, Muscles and non-muscular soft tissue.[1]
Studies[edit | edit source]
- 1991, Red blood cell magnesium and chronic fatigue syndrome.[2]
- 1994, Normal red cell magnesium concentrations and magnesium loading tests in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.[3]
- 1997, Magnesium deficit in a sample of the Belgian population presenting with chronic fatigue.[4]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ketteler, Markus; Jahnen-Dechent, Wilhelm (February 1, 2012). "Magnesium basics". Clinical Kidney Journal. 5 (Suppl 1): i3–i14. doi:10.1093/ndtplus/sfr163. ISSN 2048-8505.
- ↑ Cox, I.M.; Campbell, M. J.; Dowson, D. (March 30, 1991). "Red blood cell magnesium and chronic fatigue syndrome". Lancet (London, England). 337 (8744): 757–760. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 1672392.
- ↑ Hinds, G.; Bell, N. P.; McMaster, D.; McCluskey, D.R. (September 1994). "Normal red cell magnesium concentrations and magnesium loading tests in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome". Annals of Clinical Biochemistry. 31 (Pt 5): 459–461. doi:10.1177/000456329403100506. ISSN 0004-5632. PMID 7832571.
- ↑ Moorkens, G.; Manuel y Keenoy, B.; Vertommen, J.; Meludu, S.; Noe, M.; De Leeuw, I. (December 1997). "Magnesium deficit in a sample of the Belgian population presenting with chronic fatigue". Magnesium Research. 10 (4): 329–337. ISSN 0953-1424. PMID 9513929.
