Red mold dioscorea decreases blood pressure when administered alone or with amlodipine and is a potentially safe functional food in SHR and WKY rats

Hypertension is a risk factor for metabolic syndromes and cardiovascular diseases. Statins are antihypertensive, but can cause rhabdomyolysis as a side effect, which involves the breakdown of muscle fibres and release of myoglobin into the bloodstream. In this study, we used hypertensive rats to inv...

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Main Authors: Chien-Li Chen, Tzu-Ming Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613001424