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Figure 5 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Figure 5

From: Preserved endothelium-dependent dilatation of the coronary microvasculature at the early phase of diabetes mellitus despite the increased oxidative stress and depressed cardiac mechanical function ex vivo

Figure 5

Coronary microvascular reactivity ex vivo. (A) Endothelial-dependent dilatation (EDD). (B) Endothelial-independent dilatation (EID). (C) Endothelial cell vasodilatation activity (ECVA). ZL: Zucker lean rats; ZDF: Zucker Diabetic Fatty rats; Ach: acetylcholine; SNP: sodium nitroprusside. The number of experiments was 11 and 10 for the ZL and ZDF groups respectively. *: significantly different.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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