Table 1.

Paracrine factors and concentrations used for pressure myography and shear stress assays

Paracrine Factor	Manufacturer	Product Code	Concentration in Bath*/Media†	Reference(s)
Pressure myography experiments
β-Estradiol	Sigma-Aldrich	E4389	3 µM*	35
Progesterone	Sigma-Aldrich	P7556	100 µM*	36
Recombinant rat
PlGF protein	Abcam, UK	ab190989	0.1 nM*	20
VEGF164 protein	Sigma-Aldrich	V3638	3 nM*	32
In vitro shear stress assays
β-Estradiol	Sigma-Aldrich	E4389	36.7 nM†	24, 37
Progesterone	Sigma-Aldrich	P7556	159 nM†	24
Recombinant human
PlGF protein	PeproTech	100-06	6.73 pM†	25, 26

PlGF, placental growth factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.