Table 1. Baseline MAP before PVN microinjection and after epicardial application of capsaicin to induce CSAR.

	Before PVN microinjection	After capsaicin
ACSF	90.4±2.3	96.0±2.9
ET-1 (0.1 pmol)	90.0±3.5	101.9±4.2*
ET-1 (1 pmol)	91.2±4.5	110.4±5.1* †
ET-1 (10 pmol)	90.2±3.0	119.2±2.0* †

Ten minutes after the PVN microinjection, the CSAR was evaluated by the RSNA and MAP responses to epicardial application of capsaicin. Values are expressed as mean±SE.

^* P<0.05 vs. the data before PVN microinjection, ^† P<0.05 vs. ACSF. n = 6 for each group.