Abstract
The effect of morphine on neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid cells is not limited to the inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity. It is demonstrated that in morphine-treated cells there is a marked reduction in the activity of both cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) in response to stimulation by PGE1. The effect of morphine is to block a cascade of events which may be crucial for the normal biochemical processes in these cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1879-1883 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Life Sciences |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 26 Nov 1979 |