JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.24, ss.675-678, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Magnesium, the second most abundant intracellular cation, plays a major role in regulating insulin effect and insulin mediated glucose uptake. It has been shown that serum magnesium levels were negatively correlated with HOMA-IR (homeostasis model of insulin resistance) index.