Table 1. Primers used for quantitative reverse transcription-PCR.
| Genes | Sense primers (5′-3′) | Antisense primers (5′-3′) |
| Raf1 | GATGCGGTGTTTGATGGCTC | CCATTCCGCACATTGACCAC |
| Agrp | ATGCTGACTGCAATGTTGCTG | CAGACTTAGACCTGGGAACTCT |
| Npy | ATGCTAGGTAACAAGCGAATGG | TGTCGCAGAGCGGAGTAGTAT |
| Pomc | ATGCCGAGATTCTGCTACAGT | TCCAGCGAGAGGTCGAGTTT |