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Antihypertensive effect of biotin in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Apr 2008
Watanabe-Kamiyama Mari, Kamiyama Shin, Horiuchi Kimiko, Ohinata Kousaku, Shirakawa Hitoshi, Furukawa Yuji, Komai Michio
Abstract excerpt
Biotin is a member of the vitamin B-complex family. Biotin deficiency has been associated with hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance in animals and humans. In the present study, we investigated the pharmacological effects of biotin on hypertension in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHRSP) strain. We observed that long-term administration of biotin decreased systolic blood pressure in the SHRSP...
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