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The activity of serum alkaline phosphatase was investigated during the early stages of acute dietary magnesium deficiency in the rat. Electrophoretic patterns of the serum showed the presence of three isoenzymes for alkaline phosphatase. Only the neuraminidase-sensitive isoenzyme, which is of bony origin, was decreased during Mg deficiency. This decrease in a single isoenzyme suggests a cell specific sensitivity to the deficiency.
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