Table 1.

The internal circumference at 100 mm Hg and slope of the force per lamella vs. stretch relationship for aorta (n = 4), carotid artery (n = 6), femoral artery (n = 8), and first order mesenteric artery (n = 8).

Artery	Internal circumference (μm)	Slope (force per lamella vs. stretch) (mN/mm)
Aorta	3230 ± 70 μm (###, $$$, &&&)	9.9 ± 3.4 (##, $$$, &&&)
Carotid artery	1540 ± 50 μm (***, $$$, &&&)	16.9 ± 0.6 (**, $$$, &&&)
Femoral artery	710 ± 20 μm (***, ###)	30.6 ± 0.8 (***, ###, &&&)
Mesenteric artery	750 ± 50 μm (***, ###)	39.8 ± 1.6 (***, ###, $$$)

^{**, ***}P < 0.01, 0.001 vs. aorta;

##, ###P < 0.01, 0.0001 vs. carotid artery; $$$ P < 0.001 vs. femoral artery; &&& P < 0.001 vs. mesenteric artery.