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“As a result of the activation of the membrane ATPase enzyme system by insulin , concentrations of K+ and Mg++ increase at critical intracellular loci; these ions then serve as “second messengers.””
The Journal of Membrane Biology • 2005 | View Paper
“An increase of magnesium ions from 1.0 mMol/l to 2.5-7.5 mMol/l strikingly inhibits insulin and glucagon release by approximately 50%, which is compensated for insulin by increasing the Ca2+-content of the medium.”
Experimental and clinical endocrinology • 1985 | View Paper
“This indicates that adjuvant interaction with the calcium and magnesium ion located in the rectal membrane is involved in the enhanced absorption of insulin and inulin.”
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences • 1983 | View Paper
“While the omission of magnesium ion from the incubation medium is reported not to affect the release of insulin stimulated by glucose, it nevertheless greatly depresses the biosynthesis of insulin.”