Figure 5.

Trolox equivalent of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in rat plasma and EVs. (a) Plasma obtained ‘before’ and ‘after’ self-administered nicotine in the presence of either AV, menthol or combined (NIC: Nicotine, AV: Audiovisual, Men: Menthol). (b) EVs were isolated from rat plasma obtained ‘before’ and ‘after’ self-administered nicotine in the presence of either AV, menthol or combined. (c) Percent of EV packaging. Results are expressed as means ± S.E.M of n = 3–4 experiments. *p < 0.05, in comparison with before nicotine self-administration.