Fig. 1

Effect of VNS on the blood pressure and heart rate of rats with L-NAME-induced PE. Systolic blood pressure (a) and heart rate (b) of pregnant rats treated or not (control) with L-NAME or L-NAME plus VNS in different periods of pregnancy. Data are presented as Mean + SEM. a p < 0.05, the PE, PE+ sham and PE+ VNS and PE + VNS + MLA groups compared to the P group on GD 17 and GD 20; b p < 0.05, the VNS group compared to the P, PE, PE+ sham and PE + VNS + MLA on GD 17 and GD 20; c p < 0.05, the PE and PE+ sham groups compared to and PE + TaVNS and PE + VNS + MLA groups on GD 17 and GD 20; d p < 0.05, the P and P+ sham groups compared to and P+ VNS and P + VNS + MLA groups on GD 17 and GD 20