Table 1.

Identification of primers used in the different gene expression assays.

Gene	Probe identification (Taqman® Assay)
Insr (IR)	Mm01211875_m1
Irs1 (IRS-1)	Mm01278327_m1
Akt (AKT)	Mm 01331626_m1
Pik3r1 (PI3K)	Mm 01282781_m1
Gsk3β (GSK3β)	Mm 00444911_m1
Mtor (mTOR)	Mm 00444968_m1
Actb (ACTB)	Mm 00607939_s1

IR, insulin receptor; IRS-1, insulin receptor substrate 1; AKT (also known as AKT/PKB, protein kinase B; PI3K, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; GSK3β, Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta; mTOR, mammalian Target of Rapamycin; ACTB, Beta-actin.