Effect of dietary supplementation of ginger and turmeric rhizomes on angiotensin-1 converting enzyme (ACE) and arginase activities in L-NAME induced hypertensive rats

Effect of dietary supplementation of ginger and turmeric rhizomes on angiotensin-1 converting enzyme (ACE) and arginase activities in L-NAME induced hypertensive rats

Ginger and turmeric rhizomes are used in folk medicine for the treatment of hypertension but the mechanism remains unclear. This study evaluated the effects of ginger and turmeric rhizomes on angiotensin 1 converting enzyme (ACE) and arginase activities in hypertensive rats. The animals were divided...

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Main Authors: Ayodele Jacob Akinyemi, Gustavo Roberto Thome, Vera Maria Morsch, Naiara Stefanello, Jeferson Ferraz Goularte, Adriane Belló-Klein, Ganiyu Oboh, Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Ginger
Hypertension
L-NAME
ACE
Arginase
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615002959

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