Magnesium Research
MENUCorrelations between feeding type and blood ionized magnesium levels in Japanese preterm infants Volume 31, issue 4, October-November-December 2018
Authors
Background
1 Juntendo University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
2 Juntendo University, Shizuoka Hospital, Neonatal Care Center, Shizuoka, Japan
* Correspondence: Hiroki Suganuma, Juntendo University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
- Key words: ionized magnesium level, preterm infant, breast milk
- DOI : 10.1684/mrh.2019.0444
- Page(s) : 110-6
- Published in: 2018
Although magnesium (Mg) contents are different between breast milk and formula, few studies have investigated the blood Mg level in breast fed or formula fed preterm infants.