Table 4.
Average expression stability values of candidate reference genes calculated by NormFinder.
| Gene | Stability value (S) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| HMBS | 0.052 | 1 |
| YWHAZ | 0.117 | 2 |
| β-actin | 0.462 | 3 |
| RPL13 | 0.527 | 4 |
| GAPDH | 0.556 | 5 |
| TBP | 0.579 | 6 |
| HPRT1 | 0.858 | 7 |
| 18S rRNA | 0.987 | 8 |
GAPDH, Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; β-actin, beta-actin; 18S rRNA, 18S ribosomal RNA; HMBS, hydroxymethylbilane synthase; HPRT1, hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1; TBP, TATA box binding protein; RPL13, ribosomal protein L13; YWHAZ, Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein zeta polypeptide.