Table 2. Cacna1c mRNA Expression in Alcohol-Dependent and Nondependent Rats after 0, 1, 3, 7, and 21 Days of Abstinence.

Region	Days of abstinence	Non-dep. (nCi/g)	Alc. dep. (nCi/g)	N Non-dep.	N Alc. dep.
CA1	0	11.28±1.2	13.75±1.0	8	6
	1	13.69±0.7	10.38±0.9	8	8
	3	10.66±0.5	11.04±1.0	6	7
	7	10.63±0.6	13.05±1.5	8	8
	21	7.54±0.1	13.33±1.0	7	8
CeA	0	15.62±0.7	21.45±0.5	8	6
	1	18.17±0.9	13.70±0.4	7	8
	3	18.70±0.6	16.78±0.7	6	8
	7	13.57±0.6	16.71±1.4	8	7
	21	12.44±0.4	15.99±0.6	7	8
BLA	0	13.33±0.66	17.65±0.3	8	6
	1	15.47±0.6	12.88±0.3	8	8
	3	15.76±0.6	15.47±0.8	6	8
	7	15.12±0.5	16.73±1.6	8	7
	21	11.86±0.4	13.76±0.6	7	8

Abbreviations: Alc. dep., alcohol dependent; Non-dep., nondependent; BLA, basolateral amygdala; CA1, dorsal hippocampal cornus ammon (CA) region; CeA, central amygdala.

Data were measured in nCi/g, shown as mean±SEM. For details on treatment, see Materials and Methods.