Table 1

Levels of mRNA encoding adenylyl cyclase isoforms in LMMP tissue obtained from opiate naive and chronic morphine-treated guinea pigs

AC isoformIsoform mRNA/total RNA
Opiate naiveChronic morphine
pg/μg
AC II0.93  ± 0.16 (4)1.0  ± 0.1 (4)
AC I1-a 0.64  ± 0.14 (4)0.71  ± 0.13 (4)
AC IV1-a 0.49  ± 0.04 (4)0.67  ± 0.041-b (4)
  • Data are represented as mean ± standard error pg equivalents/μg of total RNA. The number of animals in each group is indicated in parentheses.

  • 1-a Reprinted from Molecular Brain Research (1998)54: 165–169 by Rivera and Gintzler, with permission from Elsevier Science.

  • 1-b p < 0.05 for AC IV mRNA in chronic morphine-treated tissue versus control.