Figure 4.
Vasodilatory effects of cinnamon samples 7 and 15 (cin7 and cin15) in endothelium-intact rat aortas precontracted with phenylephrine (0.1 μM) in the absence or presence (30 min) of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-NAME (100 μM). The data points represent the mean ± SEM (n = 5 − 6) of the relaxing effect expressed as a percentage. Significant difference ∗∗∗p < 0.001.