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Plasma ionized calcium (Ca++) is regulated within narrow limits. Only 43% of total plasma calcium (normal concentration between 8.3 and 10.3 mg/dl) is ionized, another 10% is complexed to anions and the majority is bound to protein (90% to albumin). Normal concentrations of plasma ionized calcium therefore range between 1.8 and 3.0 mg/dl.
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Vanderschueren, D., Bouillon, R. (1998). Physiology of Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Remodeling. In: Geusens, P. (eds) Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3382-7_2
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