Research Article

Influence of Age on Anticontractile Effect of Perivascular Adipose Tissue in Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats

Figure 1

Dose-response curves to exogenous noradrenaline in mesenteric arteries with intact (+) and removed (−) perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) from (a) 5- and 12-week-old Wistar-Kyoto rats (5WKY and 12WKY) and (b) 5- and 12-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (5SHR and 12SHR). Values represent mean ± SEM of 10 rats. , , and PVAT− vs. PVAT+ arteries from 5WKY and 5SHR; , , and PVAT− vs. PVAT+ arteries from 12WKY and 12SHR.
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