Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Role of Magnesium in the Insulin-Sensitivity of the Rat Diaphragm in vitro

  • Letter
  • Published:

From Nature

View current issue Submit your manuscript

Abstract

IT was reported earlier1 that insulin increases the uptake of glucose by the isolated rat diaphragm only in the presence of moderate amounts of certain metallic ions, such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and magnesium. The present communication reports the results of some further experiments which stress the importance of the magnesium ion with respect to the insulin-sensitivity of the rat diaphragm.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Bhattacharya, G., Nature, 183, 324 (1959).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Gey, G. O., and Gey, M. K., Amer. J. Cancer, 27, 45 (1936).

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge,

    GANGAGOBINDA BHATTACHARYA

Authors
  1. GANGAGOBINDA BHATTACHARYA
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

BHATTACHARYA, G. Role of Magnesium in the Insulin-Sensitivity of the Rat Diaphragm in vitro . Nature 184, 1401–1402 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841401b0

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1841401b0

  • Springer Nature Limited

This article is cited by

Search

Navigation