Table 1.
PCR primers
| Gene | GenBank accession size | Orientation | Primer sequence | Amplicon size |
| KCR | D88577 | Forward | AAATGACCTCAGCTCCCAGA | 103 |
| Reverse | TTCACCAGCCCTTTCCATAC | |||
| CSF-1 receptor (CD115) | X06368 | Forward | TGGCCTTCCTTGCTTCTAAA | 114 |
| Reverse | ATGTCCCTAGCCAGTCCAA | |||
| HMGCS1 | NM_145942 | Forward | GCGGCTAGAAGTTGGAACAG | 196 |
| Reverse | AGCATATCGTCCATCCCAAG | |||
| Lipocalin 2 | NM_008491 | Forward | CCAGTTCGCCATGGTATTTT | 169 |
| Reverse | GGTGGGGACAGAGAAGATGA | |||
| Hck | BC010478 | Forward | GCCTCAAAAACAGAGCCAAG | 150 |
| Reverse | GTACAGTGCGACCACAATGG | |||
| 18S rRNA | XR_000144 | Forward | AATGGTGCTACCGGTCATTCC | 192 |
| Reverse | ACCTCTCTTACCCGCTCTC |