Efek asupan vitamin D terhadap tekanan darah sistolik tikus putih (Rattus norvegicus) = The effect of vitamin D intake on systolic blood pressure of Rattus norvegicus
Background: Hypertension still became potential life threatening disease for human life. The prevalence of hypertension was high and tends to increase. Previous study suggested that there was a linier rise in blood pressure at increasing distances from the equator. More recent study indicated that v...
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[Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada
2012
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| Summary: | Background: Hypertension still became potential life threatening disease for human life. The prevalence of hypertension was high and tends to increase. Previous study suggested that there was a linier rise in blood pressure at increasing distances from the equator. More recent study indicated that vitamin D insuffi ciency may be associated with elevated blood pressure.
Objective: To investigate the effect of vitamin D intake on blood pressure.
Method: This was an experimental study with pre-post test group design. The subjects were 20 male Rattus norvegicus aged 8 weeks. Subjects were divided into 5 groups and each groups received treatment as follow: lived in dark cage and consumed vitamin D free diet for 1 � 13 days, then moved to normal cage (dark-light period) and given vitamin D per-oral of 0.25 μ |
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