Table 1.

The Primer Sequences for qRT‐PCR

GAPDH (hamster)	forward 5′‐GACATCAAGAAGGTGGTGAAGCA‐3′
	reverse 5′‐CATCAAAGGTGGAAGAGTGGGA‐3′
ANP (hamster)	forward 5′‐TACAGTGCAGTGTCCAACACAG‐3′
	reverse 5′‐TGCTTCATCATTCTGCTCACTC‐3′
BNP (hamster)	forward 5′‐TCCCAGCCAGTCTCCGGAACAA‐3′
	reverse 5′‐TCTTGGTCCTTCAGGAGCTGCC‐3′
GAPDH (human)	forward 5′‐GTCTCCTCTGACTTCAACAGCG −3′
	reverse 5′‐ACCACCCTGTTGCTGTAGCCAA −3′
ANP (human)	forward 5′‐ACAATGCCGTGTCCAACGCAGA −3′
	reverse 5′‐CTTCATTCGGCTCACTGAGCAC‐3′
BNP (human)	forward 5′‐TCTGGCTGCTTTGGGAGGAAGA‐3′
	reverse 5′‐CCTTGTGGAATCAGAAGCAGGTG‐3′

ANP indicates atrial natriuretic peptide, BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; and qRT‐PCR, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.