| Title |
Blood Magnesium, and the Interaction with Calcium, on the Risk of High-Grade Prostate Cancer
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0018237 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Qi Dai, Saundra S. Motley, Joseph A. Smith, Raoul Concepcion, Daniel Barocas, Susan Byerly, Jay H. Fowke |
| Abstract |
Ionized calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) compete as essential messengers to regulate cell proliferation and inflammation. We hypothesized that inadequate Mg levels, perhaps relative to Ca levels (e.g. a high Ca/Mg ratio) are associated with greater prostate cancer risk. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 56 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 13% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Researcher | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 14 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 20% |
| Unknown | 16 | 29% |