Research Article

Extracts and Fractions from Edible Roots of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. with Antihypertensive Activity

Figure 3

Percentages of the contraction of vascular smooth muscle of rat aorta rings stimulated with AG II, in presence of increasing concentrations of CaCl2 with respect to the maximum effect obtained with KCl, as well as the modulating effect of SeRHA extract on the contraction. Nifedipine was used as a positive control due to its calcium channel blocker activity.
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