Fig. 5.

Vascular function in vehicle-treated SHR fed C and HF diets for 10 wk. Non-receptor-mediated (A) and receptor-mediated vasocontraction (B) was less in mesenteric arteries from SHR-HF vs. SHR-C and largely unchanged (C and D) in WKY-C vs. WKY-HF. Endothelium-dependent (E) and endothelium-independent vasorelaxation (F) was significantly greater in vessels from SHR-HF vs. SHR-C and similar (G and H) between WKY-C and WKY-HF. Data are means ± SE from 6 rats per group, 2 vessels per animal. *P < 0.05.