title: Magnesium research: a brief historical account.
abstract: The early historical period, from the 18th century to the first quarter of our century, is mainly that of the development of chemical and pharmacological knowledge. The modern period began in 1926 when the essential character of magnesium was acknowledged. The early part of the modern period, up to the 60s, saw the foundation of our knowledge of the basic physiological, epidemiological and clinical aspects. The present modern period began in 1971 with the First International Symposium on magnesium and the creation of SDRM (the International Society for the Development of Research on Magnesium), an international coordinating structure, which holds its Fifth International Symposium in August 1988 in Kyoto. The subjects of the 20 sessions show that today's magnesium research while remaining active in the basic sciences also embraces all the facets of pathology.
authors.affiliation: CHU Cochin-Port-Royal, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Durlach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000266:history* / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D008278:Magnesium Sulfate; D008274:Magnesium