Fig. 3

Vascular function in aortic rings of Flox and ECKO. Dose-dependent contraction induced by phenylephrine (A) of aorta from Flox (n = 20) and ECKO (n = 30). PE-induced contraction was expressed as a percentage of contraction by KCl. Dose-dependent relaxation induced by acetylcholine with or without L-NAME (B) and sodium nitroprusside (C). Error bars represents S.E.M. *: p < 0.05 vs. Flox