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IT was reported earlier1 that insulin increases the uptake of glucose by the isolated rat diaphragm only in the presence of moderate amounts of certain metallic ions, such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and magnesium. The present communication reports the results of some further experiments which stress the importance of the magnesium ion with respect to the insulin-sensitivity of the rat diaphragm.
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BHATTACHARYA, G. Role of Magnesium in the Insulin-Sensitivity of the Rat Diaphragm in vitro . Nature 184, 1401–1402 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841401b0
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