Correct statements about magnesium include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a) Magnesium is mainly an intracellular cation, and is the fourth most abundant cation in the body
b) The recommended dietary amounts of magnesium have been set at 6 mg/kg day (350-400 mg)
c) The most common specific causes encountered in clinical practice are: diet, alcoholism (drinking), diarrhea and malabsorption, diabetes mellitus, diuretics, and drugs such as aminoglycosides and amphotericin
d) It is a physiological calcium agonist
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