Table 3.

Effects of Artemisinin (20 μmol/L) on the High K⁺ Solution Induced Contraction (mg/mm) in MA, CA and PA in WKYs and SHRs

	WKY			SHR
	Saline	0.1%DMSO	Artemisinin	Saline	0.1%DMSO	Artemisinin
MA	258.2 ± 19.8	271.3 ± 23.1	266.4 ± 26.4	665.5 ± 28.6†	674.2 ± 25.1†	669.7 ± 31.4†
CA	157.5 ± 9.8	161.5 ± 36.2	168.2 ± 28.7	295.6 ± 25.5†	305.7 ± 30.2†	290.0 ± 26.7†
PA	203.5 ± 20.4	199.3 ± 11.9	223.1 ± 21.0	346.7 ± 20.4†	339.6 ± 26.9†	323.0 ± 20.2†

Notes: Values are expressed as mean ± SE. *P<0.05 vs Saline or 0.1%DMSO. ^†P<0.05 vs WKYs. n=6 for each group.