Fig. 3. The production of cAMP (pmoles 10-6 cells) in alveolar type II
cells isolated from warm-active and torpid ground squirrels and assayed at two
assay temperatures (37°C and 4°C). cAMP production was calculated
using a direct cAMP ELISA kit (Amersham Pharmacia, Sydney, Australia). Bars
represent the amount of cAMP produced (mean ± S.E.M.) in
N=5 experiments in all cases. *Significant increase above
basal cAMP production for each experimental group;
significant
difference between warm-active cells assayed at 37°C and torpid cells
assayed at 4°C (t-test, P<0.05).