“ Pentobarbitone (10−5 to 10−3 M) decreased the basal tone of vascular smooth muscle of goat middle cerebral artery in a dose‐dependent manner as well as relaxing established contractions induced by noradrenaline (NA) ( 10−5 M ), 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) (10−5 M) and KCl(120 mM).”