Figure 3.

Dose-dependent relaxation responses of the aorta from various offspring by (A) acetylcholine and (B) sodium nitroprusside.

Data represents means ± SEM (n = 6–8, specified in section 2.6). Two way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s HSD post Hoc analysis was performed to assess the effects of pre-weaning diet, post-weaning diet and of their interaction (Pre X Post) on the aortic relaxation responses. Different superscripts represent significant differences of P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: P/P (▪), offspring fed n-6 PUFA-rich diet both during pre- and post-weaning time periods; P/C (□), offspring fed n-6 PUFA-rich diet during pre-weaning alone, C/C (○), offspring fed control diet both during pre- and post-weaning time periods; C/P (•), offspring fed n-6 PUFA-rich diet during post-weaning alone. Pre, pre-weaning; Post, post-weaning; NS, non-significant.