Figure 5.
Contraction frequency in isolated segments of the rat mesenteric lymphatic vessels cultured at normal (A - 3 cm H2O; n=5) or high (B - 10 cm H2O; n=4) intraluminal pressures.
*Indicates significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) within each group (A and B) between contraction frequency at day 0 of culture (control group) and at all other days of culture; shown separate for each level of transmural pressure during the acute functional tests; ◇ Indicates significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) between contraction frequency values in groups A and B for each given pressure/day pair.