title: Is it time to rethink the role of Mg2+ in membrane excitability?
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 245 N 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
authors.forename: Huguette C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Politi
authors.forename: Robin R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Preston
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017920:Antiporters / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000502:physiology; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D017136:Ion Transport / Q000502:physiology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D032342:Muscle Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017920:Antiporters; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007473:Ion Channels; C092192:MgtE protein, bacteria; C046250:sodium-magnesium antiporter; D008274:Magnesium