Anti-hypertensive effect of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-rich chlorella on high-normal blood pressure and borderline hypertension in placebo-controlled double blind study

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 342-354

  Shimada, Morio ^a   Hasegawa, Takashi ^b   Nishimura, Chiaki ^c   Kan, Hiroko ^d   Kanno, Toshihiro ^e   Nakamura, Toshio ^b   Matsubayashi, Tsuneo ^e  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chlorella Industry Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Kohraku Medical Clinic   (Japan)

^e Chlorella Industry Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid (GABA); Blood pressure; Chlorella; Double blind clinical study; GABA rich Chlorella; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CHLORELLA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHLORELLA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70849113207     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641960902977908     Document Type: Article

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