Serum Phosphate Test: Principle, Procedure & Clinical Significance
Serum inorganic phosphate, or serum phosphate, is a crucial electrolyte involved in phosphate homeostasis. It plays vital roles in bone mineralization, ATP energy metabolism, nucleic acid synthesis, cell signaling, and oxygen delivery in red blood cells via 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG). About 85% of total body phosphate is stored in the skeleton …