TABLE 1.

SEQUENCE OF PRIMERS AND PROBES USED IN THIS STUDY

Gene Name	Forward Primer	Probe	Reverse Primer
SP-A	GCCATTCAGGAGGCATGTG	CGGCCGCATTGCTGTCCCA	GCCTCATTTTCCTCTGGATTCC
SP-B	TGGGAGCCGATGACCTATG	CAAGAGTGTGAGGACATCGTCCACATCC	GCCTCCTTGGCCATCTTGT
SP-C	CGGGCAAGAAGCTGCTTCT	CCACACCGCAGGGACAAACCCT	CCCCAAGCTCCCATTTCTC
FAS	GAACTCCTTGGCGGAAGAGA	CACCCGCTCGGCATGGCTATCTT	GGACCCCGTGGAATGTCA
36B4	CCACGCTGCTGAACATGCT	AACATCTCCCCCTTCTCCTTTGGGCT	TCGAACACCTGCTGGATGAC

Definition of abbreviations: FAS, fatty acid synthase; SP, surfactant protein.