Gastrodia elata Ameliorates High-Fructose Diet-Induced Lipid Metabolism and Endothelial Dysfunction

Figure 2

Effect of EGB on relaxation of carotid arteries. Cumulative concentration-response curves to acetylcholine (ACh), endothelium-dependent vasodilator (a) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), endothelium-independent vasodilator (b) in phenylephrine precontracted carotid arteries from experiment rats. Values were expressed as mean ± SE (𝑛=5). *𝑃<0.05 versus Cont.; ^#𝑃<0.05, ^##𝑃<0.01 versus HF.

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