Table 1.

Primer sequences used

mRNA species	Sequence	5′-position	PCR product (bp)
α1B F	5′-GAAGTAGCTGAAGTCAGCC-3′	2221	501
α1B R	5′-CTTGTGTGTCAGCCCCTGGA-3′	2722	—
α1C F	5′-TCGTGGGTTTCGTCATTGTCA-3′	4236	474
α1C R	5′-CCTCTGCACTCATAGAGGGAGAGG-3′	4710	—
α1D F	5′-GAGCCTGCATTAGTATAGTGAATTG-3′	873	217
α1D R	5′-AGGATGCAGCAGCAGTCCGTA-3′	1090	—
GAPDH F	5′-GGACATTGTTGCCATCAACGAC-3′	149	441
GAPDH R	5′-ATGAGCCCTTCCACGATGCCAAAG-3′	589	—