Plasma calcium and magnesium fractions in liver disease.
Plasma calcium and magnesium fractions were measured in 51 patients with either hepatocellular or biliary disease. The fractions were found to be only minimally deranged. Plasma albumin correlated with total calcium and with the protein bound and ionized fractions. Abnormalities of plasma calcium or magnesium fractions are unlikely to play a role in the pathogenesis of the osteomalacia seen in chronic biliary disease.
D000328:Adult; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D011485:Protein Binding
D001798:Blood Proteins; D010758:Phosphorus; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium