Table 2.

Effect of TEA in the relaxant effect of KA-acetoxy.

Phenylephrine 10 (μM)	E max⁡	pD2
(condition)	(%) relaxation	(value)
Endothelium intact	92.8 ± 3.7	6.0 ± 0.3
Endothelium denuded	95.2 ± 2.8	4.6 ± 0.2
Endothelium intact + TEA (5 mM)	90.7 ± 3.1a	5.4 ± 0.4a
Endothelium denuded + TEA (5 mM)	100 ± 0b	4.4 ± 0.2b

Values are expressed as means ± SEM of six experiments. The data were analysed by one-way Anova followed by the Bonferroni post-test.

^aCompared to endothelium intact.

^bCompared to endothelium denuded.