Table 1.

Specifications of the SLR-qRT-PCR primers used for the quantification of mitochondrial DNA damage.

Target Gene Symbol	Forward Primer Sequences (5′→3′)	Reverse Primer Sequence (5′→3′)	Amplicon Length (bp)
ND1 (mitochondrially encoded NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 1)	Long fragment: ATGGCCAACCTCCTACTCCT	Long fragment: GATGAGTGTGCCTGCAAAGA	1214
	Small fragment: CCTAAAACCCGCCACATCTA	Small fragment: GCCTAGGTTGAGGTTGACCA	124
ND5 (mitochondrially encoded NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 5)	Long fragment: TCCAACTCATGAGACCCACA	Long fragment: AGGTGATGATGGAGGTGGAG	1156
	Small fragment: AGGCGCTATCACCACTCTGT	Small fragment: TTGGTTGATGCCGATTGTAA	124