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Effect of Salicylate on Plasma Magnesium-Levels

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IN this laboratory a recent examination of the distribution of electrolytes in rats following the repeated administration of both sodium and potassium salicylate has shown that a marked decrease in the excretion of urinary magnesium occurs. Evidence of a less well-defined increase in the level of plasma magnesium was also found1.

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CHARNOCK, J., LOCKETT, R. & HETZEL, B. Effect of Salicylate on Plasma Magnesium-Levels. Nature 195, 295–296 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195295a0

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