Table 1.

PCR primer pair sequences that were selected to have distinct and high specificity for each of the α and β isoforms of the Na pump indicated

Primer specificity	Expected product size, bp	Primer sequence
α1	530	5′-ATGGGGAAGGGGGTTGGACGTGATAA-3′
		5′-TTCTCACCATTTCGAATCACAAGGGCTT-3′
α2	610	5′-GGCGGCAAGAAGAAACAGAAGGAG-3′
		5′-TGGGGCTCCGACTCTCCTGTTAAG-3′
α3	518	5′-GACAAGAAAGATGACAAGGACTCACC-3′
		5′-CCCGACCACCACCTCCTCAGCG-3′
β1	441	5′-GGAAAGCCAAGGAGGAGGGCAGC-3′
		5′-CTCCTCGTTCATGATTAAAGTCTCC-3′
β2	455	5′-GTCCTCAACTACCCCAAACTGGCC-3′
		5′-GTTGATGCGGAGTTTGAAGGCCAC-3′