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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613001424 |