Figure 3From: Regulation of blood pressure and glucose metabolism induced by L- tryptophan in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive ratsContinuous treatment effect of L- tryptophan on plasma glucose (A) and insulin (B) levels in 11- and 12-week-old rats, and HOMA-IR indices (C) in 12-week-old rats. N = 5 for all groups. Values are ME ± SEM. * P < 0.05, †P < 0.01, compared with the control group. C, control diet; LT200, diet supplemented with 200 mg·kg-1 L- tryptophan; LT1000, diet supplemented with 1000 mg·kg-1 L- tryptophan.Back to article page