Magnesium Deficiency
Novel assay enables assessment of intracellular magnesium levels
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, May 22nd, 2005
Researchers in California developed a technique "using energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EXA), for noninvasive intracellular (i.c.) measurement of magnesium [Mg2+]i ."
This assay has "proven to be a valuable tool in multiple aspects of normal as well as pathological magnesium metabolism," noted B.B. Silver and colleagues at IntraCellular Diagnostics, Inc. in Foster City.
"Since only 1% of total body Mg2+ is found in the intravascular space, serum levels of Mg2+ give little information about a patient's overall...
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