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In a study with rats it was determined whether dietary magnesium concentration affects plasma esterase activities. The feeding of a diet with 0.01% (w/w) instead of 0.04% magnesium reduced plasma magnesium concentration by 50%. Plasma total esterase, arylesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities were significantly decreased in the magnesium-deficient rats. In rats fed a diet containing 0.02% magnesium, plasma magnesium concentration was lowered by 30%, and group mean plasma total esterase activity was decreased, but not the activities of arylesterase and butyrylcholinesterase.
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Van Lith, H.A., Bergstra, A.E., Haller, M. et al. Plasma esterase activities in rats fed magnesium-deficient diets. Biometals 6, 231–233 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00187760
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