Figure 4. Increased Doppler-determined flow velocity and flow-mediated dilation of the LCFA, which supplies the gracilis collaterals and other adductor collaterals, in wild-type and eNOS-KO mice.
A, Representative images of LCFA (dotted lines show segment where lumen diameter and velocity were measured). B and C, eNOS-KO mice showed much reduced responses. No significant difference in diameter in eNOS-KO and wild-type mice before ligation (not shown). **P<0.01, ***P<0.001: t test compared to wild-type.