Research Article

Effect of Cymbopogon citratus and Citral on Vascular Smooth Muscle of the Isolated Thoracic Rat Aorta

Figure 3

Effect of 6.24 mM citral and 30 mg/mL of extracts from leaves (LE) and roots (RE) of C. citratus on PE-induced contraction in the absence (−) and presence (+) of L-NAME (100 μM) in endothelium intact aortic rings of SHR rats. Values are shown as means S.E.M. with rats.
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