Table 1.

Sequences of PCR primers

Gene	Sense primer (5′–3′)	Antisense primer (5′–3′)	Internal primers (5′–3′, 30-mers)	Size of cDNA, bp	Nucleotide no.	GeneBank accession no.
β-actin	TTGTAACCAACTGGGACGATATGG	GATCTTGATCTTCATGGTGCTAGG	GGTCAGGATCTTCATGAGGTAGTCTGTCAG	764	1552–2991	J00691J00691
CPT-I	TATGTGAGGATGCTGCTTCC	CTCGGAGAGCTAAGCTTGTC	ACTCTGGTTGGAATCTGACTGGGTGGGATT	629	3094–3722	L07736L07736
ACO	GCCCTCAGCTATGGTATTAC	AGGAACTGCTCTCACAATGC	GCCTGCACTTTCTTCAGCCATCTTCAACGA	634	2891–3524	J02752J02752
ACC	ACTCCAGGACAGCACAGATC	TCTGCCAGTCCAATTCTAGC	ATGACATCTCGGCCATCTGGATATTCAGGG	535	4646–5180	J03808J03808
GPAT	TGATCAGCCAGGAGCAGCTG	AGACAGTATGTGGCACTCTC	CCAAGGAGCACCAGCAATTCATCACCTTTC	504	1827–2330	M77003M77003
UCP-2	AACAGTTCTACACCAAGGGC	AGCATGGTAAGGGCACAGTG	GTCATCTGTCATGAGGTTGGCTTTCAGGAG	471	311–782	U69135U69135