Phytoestrogens Enhance the Vascular Actions of the Endocannabinoid Anandamide in Mesenteric Beds of Female Rats

Table 1

Noradrenaline-induced contractions.

Group	𝑛	NA-induced contraction (mm Hg)
Male rats
Control	6	51.39 ± 8.46
Vehicle for phytoestrogens	7	52.50 ± 4.72
10 mg/kg genistein	4	43.75 ± 6.38
10 mg/kg daidzein	5	62.5 ± 9.68
Intact female rats
Control	6	53.54 ± 8.08
Vehicle for phytoestrogens	5	47.68 ± 6.67
10 mg/kg genistein	4	51.88 ± 4.72
10 mg/kg daidzein	6	55.42 ± 5.02
20 mg/kg daidzein	5	53.80 ± 1.70
Ovariectomized female rats
Control	8	52.81 ± 3.61
Vehicle for phytoestrogens	4	41.25 ± 6.49
Vehicle for 17β-oestradiol	6	43.76 ± 4.55
10 mg/kg genistein	4	56.25 ± 11.48
10 mg/kg daidzein	4	55.00 ± 8.42
20 mg/kg daidzein	4	47.50 ± 4.50
450 μg/kg 17β-oestradiol	6	52.50 ± 9.64