Relaxin is a potent renal vasodilator in conscious rats
J. Clin. Invest. Lee A. Danielson, et al. 103:525 doi:10.1172/JCI5630 [
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Figure 3The effect of
L-NAME infusion in rats administered purified porcine RLX (
n = 7) or vehicle (
n = 6) for 5 days. The means ± SEM represent the percent change from baseline values for (
a) mean arterial pressure (
b) glomerular filtration rate (
c) effective renal plasma flow, and (
d) effective renal vascular resistance.
L-NAME, N
ω-nitro-
L-arginine methyl ester.
