Table 1 Vasodilator potency of ACh, GTN, PETN and ISDN in vessels from wild type or Mn-SOD^+/- mice upon chronic treatment with GTN or PETN.

6.97 ± 0.2 (n = 7)

n.d.

6.98 ± 0.1 (n = 9)

4.44 ± 0.1 (n = 4)

7.05 ± 0.2 (n = 8)

n.d.

6.44 ± 0.1 (n = 7)*

4.55 ± 0.1 (n = 4)

7.16 ± 0.1 (n = 10)

n.d.

6.68 ± 0.1 (n = 8)

4.38 ± 0.1 (n = 4)

6.86 ± 0.1 (n = 9)

n.d.

5.77 ± 0.1 (n = 10)*^#

4.17 ± 0.1 (n = 4)*

6.89 ± 0.1 (n = 7)

6.82 ± 0.3 (n = 6)

5.64 ± 0.2 (n = 7)

n.d.

7.26 ± 0.0 (n = 5)^§

6.57 ± 0.2 (n = 6)

5.97 ± 0.3 (n = 6)

n.d

7.12 ± 0.1 (n = 7)

6.55 ± 0.2 (n = 7)

5.70 ± 0.2 (n = 7)

n.d.

7.30 ± 0.1 (n = 8)^§

6.37 ± 0.1 (n = 8)

5.71 ± 0.1 (n = 8)

n.d