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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Apr;196(4):354.e1–354.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.01.031

Table II.

Maximal Effect in the carotid arteries of the female cross fostered offspring at 10–12 wks of age (n = 4–10 mice in each group).

Offspring	PE	L-NAME	Ach	Isop	Ca
NOS3^FWT/−mat	98.25±13.39	122.68±19.09	−83.71±1.42^‡	−74.64±2.63	2.88±0.20
NOS3^FKO/−pat	92.13±11.42	138.85±24.39	−95.17±1.95	−94.25±4.46^§	4.17±0.24^§
NOS3^FKO/+WT	66.29±8.65^†	103.93±16.85	−90.18±2.89	−73.27±3.80	3.83±.047
NOS3^FWT/−KO	151.88±15.04^*	137.03±22.40	18.28±5.03^*	63.59±6.35	3.08±0.62

PE, Phenylephrine; Ach, Acetylcholine; Isop, Isoproteronol; Ca; Calcium

Maximal effect is expressed as the percentage of the reference contraction to 60 mM KCl or PE precontraction as appropriate.

P < 0.05 for NOS3^FWT/−KO vs. all.

^†

P < 0.05 is for NOS3^FKO/+WT vs. all.

^‡

P < 0.05 is for NOS3^FWT/−mat vs. all.

^§

P < 0.05 is for NOS3^FKO/−pat vs. all.