Figure 2.

Tension per lamella as a function of time after addition of 10 μM PE in the absence (eNOS active, open circles) and presence (eNOS inhibited, red) of 300 μM L-NAME in the aorta (A), the carotid artery (B), the femoral artery (C), and the mesenteric artery (D). The maximal tension/lamella of aorta (ao), carotid artery (ca), femoral artery (fa), and mesenteric artery (ma) after 600 s tension development by 10 μM PE (E) or 50 mM K⁺ (F) was calculated. White, eNOS active; red, eNOS inhibited; ^*, ^**, ^***P < 0.05, 0.01, 0.001 eNOS inhibited vs. eNOS active.