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We compared the reactivity to pressure (myogenic activity) as well as factors that modulate the level of tone of third-order branches (&lt;200 \u03bcm) of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) that were isolated from nonpregnant (NP, n = 7), late-pregnant (LP, 19 days, n = 10), and postpartum (PP, 3 days, n = 8) Sprague-Dawley rats under pressurized conditions. PCAs from all groups of animals developed spontaneous tone within the myogenic pressure range (50\u2013150 mmHg) and constricted arteries at 100 mmHg (NP, 30 \u00b1 3; LP, 39 \u00b1 4; and PP, 42 \u00b1 7%; P &gt; 0.05). This level of myogenic activity was maintained in the NP arteries at all pressures; however, both LP and PP arteries dilated at considerably lower pressures compared with NP, which lowered the pressure at which FD occurred from &gt;175 for NP to 146 \u00b1 6.5 mmHg for LP ( P &lt; 0.01 vs. NP) and 162 \u00b1 7.7 mmHg for PP ( P &lt; 0.01 vs. NP). The amount of myogenic tone was also significantly diminished at 175 mmHg compared with NP: percent tone for NP, LP, and PP animals were 35 \u00b1 2, 11 \u00b1 3 ( P &lt; 0.01 vs. NP), and 20 \u00b1 7% ( P &lt; 0.01 vs. NP), respectively. Inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) with 0.1 mM N<jats:sup>\u03c9<\/jats:sup>-nitro-l-arginine (l-NNA) caused constriction of all vessel types that was significantly increased in the PP arteries, which demonstrates significant basal NO production. Reactivity to 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) was assessed in the presence of l-NNA and indomethacin. There was a differential response to serotonin: PCAs from NP animals dilated, whereas LP and PP arteries constricted. 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