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. 2012 May 21;7(5):e37587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037587

Figure 4. Effects of A2 noradrenergic neuron lesions on cardiovascular and autonomic responses induced by hypernatremia.

Figure 4

Effects of infusion of hypertonic saline (3 M NaCl, 1.8 ml·Kg−1 body weight) on mean arterial pressure (Δ MAP; A), heart rate (Δ HR; B), renal blood flow (Δ RBF; C), renal vascular conductance (Δ RVC; D) and renal sympathetic nerve activity (Δ RSNA; E) in sham and A2-lesioned rats. The bars indicate the moment of hypertonic saline infusion. Error bars indicate S.E.M. * p<0.05 compared with baseline; † p<0.05 compared with sham lesion.