Adiponectin and the regulation of gastric content volume in the newborn rat

Figure 2 Smooth muscle cells shortening in response to carbachol stimulation (carbachol) in the absence and presence of adiponectin (ADPN + carbachol). Rat fundic smooth muscle cells (SMC) were freshly obtained from one- (n = 178: carbachol; n = 198: ADPN + carbachol), two-weeks (n = 109: carbachol; n = 93: ADPN + carbachol) old pups and adult rats (n = 924: carbachol; n = 564: ADPN + carbachol). Data are expressed as mean ± SE percentage of basal length measurements prior to contraction. ^aP < 0.01 vs respective ADPN + carbachol. Insert shows representative SMC length measurements (magnification: 20 ×) under the different conditions. SMC: Smooth muscle cells.