| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| DOCA | Deoxycorticosterone acetate |
| EDCF | Endothelium-derived contracting factor |
| EDRF | Endothelium-derived relaxing factor |
| GK | Goto-Kakizaki |
| KHS | Krebs-Henseleit solution |
| LETO | Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka |
| L-NNA | NG-nitro-l-arginine |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| OLETF | Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty |
| PE | Phenylephrine |
| PG | Prostaglandin |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| SNP | Sodium nitroprusside |
| TP | Thromboxane-prostanoid receptor |
| Tx | Thromboxane |
| Up4A | Uridine adenosine tetraphosphate |
| VAS | Valeroyl salicylate |