Figure 6.
Vascular smooth muscle responses from protein kinase Cα knock out mice are not altered compared to control. Concentration response curves to sodium nitroprusside were performed in phenylephrine (10 μmol/l)-precontracted aorta (a) and mesenteric arteries (b). Relaxation responses were calculated relative to the contraction elicited by phenylephrine. Data are represented as mean ± SEM; n = 4, Rmax values of protein kinase C knock out vs. control