Abstract
The difference of the pantothenic acid content in serum and of urinary sodium excretion between persons of hypertensive and of normal blood pressure was investigated. The pantothenic acid content (μg/dl) in serum of people in normal and high blood pressure was 11.3〜14.8 and 8.8〜12.6,respectively. Several factors have been discussed on the cause of hyperpiesia and atherosclerosis, but our investigation showed that there was a pantothenic acid deficiency in serum of the hypertensive and that the pantothenic acid deficiency induced the decrease of urinary sodium excretion.
