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2. Magnesium sulfate - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulfate or magnesium sulphate is a chemical compound, a salt with the formula MgSO 4, consisting of magnesium cations Mg 2+ (20.19% by mass) and sulfate anions SO 2− 4. It is a white crystalline solid , soluble in water but not in ethanol .

3. Medical uses of magnesium sulfate - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulfate is effective in decreasing the risk that pre-eclampsia progresses to eclampsia. [24] Intravenous magnesium sulfate is used to prevent and treat seizures of eclampsia. It reduces the systolic blood pressure but does not alter the diastolic blood pressure, so the blood perfusion to the fetus is not compromised.

4. Tocolytic - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulfate [40] Myosin light chain inhibitor Probably effective in delaying preterm birth by 48 hours. [8] It is used for its neuro-protective effects since it is shown to decrease the risk of cerebral palsy in infants. [41] Absolute contraindication: myasthenia gravis. [42] Use as a tocolytic agent may result in death of the fetus or ...

5. Magnesium (medical use) - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) is soluble in water. It is commonly used as a laxative, owing to the poor absorption of the sulfate component. In lower doses, they may be used as an oral magnesium source, however. Intravenous or intramuscular magnesium is generally in the form of magnesium sulfate solution. Intravenous or intramuscular ...

6. Antiarrhythmic agent - Wikipedia

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   Via indirect action, it leads to an increase in acetylcholine production, stimulating M2 receptors on AV node leading to an overall decrease in speed of conduction. Magnesium sulfate is an antiarrhythmic drug, but only used against very specific arrhythmias [ 14 ] such as torsades de pointes .

7. Magnesium in biology - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium can also be toxic to plants, although this is typically seen only in drought conditions. [47] [48] Space-filling model of the chlorophyll a molecule, with the magnesium ion (bright-green) visible at the center of the chlorin group. In animals, magnesium deficiency (hypomagnesemia) is seen when the environmental availability of ...