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Effects of vitamin E and sesamin on hypertension and cerebral thrombogenesis in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Nov 2001
Noguchi T, Ikeda K, Sasaki Y, Yamamoto J, Seki J, Yamagata K, Nara Y, Hara H, Kakuta H, Yamori Y
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The preventive effects of sesamin, a lignan from sesame oil, and vitamin E on hypertension and thrombosis were examined using stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP). At 5 weeks of age the animals were separated into four groups: (i) a control group; (ii) a vitamin E group, which was given a 1,000 mg alpha-tocopherol/kg diet; (iii) a sesamin group, given a 1,000 mg sesamin/kg diet; and (iv) a vitamin...
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