Dietary potassium supplementation has no effect on the vessel compliance as indicated by the stress strain curve (A) or the vessel distensibilty (B)

Abstract

Arteries were mounted in a small vessel arteriograph and vessel structure was assessed as described previously. These results were used to calculate the circumferencial wall stress, wall strain and distensibility. n = 5 for the HK group and 6 for the LK group.<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Dietary potassium supplementation improves vascular structure and ameliorates the damage caused by cerebral ischemia in normotensive rats"</p><p>http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/5/1/3</p><p>Nutrition & Metabolism 2008;5():3-3.</p><p>Published online 31 Jan 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2266758.</p><p></p