Table 1.

Primers employed

Gene	Sense primer (5′–3′)	Antisense primer (5′–3′)	Predicted size, bp	Species	GenBank accession no.
RT-PCR primers employed for Northern probes
ACC	ACTCCAGGACAGCACAGATC	TCTGCCAGTCCAATTCTAGC	535	Rat	J03808
FAS	AGCCCAGAGGGATCTGGTGA	TACACTCACTCGAGGCTCAG	1,158	Rat	M76767
GPAT	TGATCAGCCAGGAGCAGCTG	AGACAGTATGTGGCACTCTC	504	Rat	AF021348
Primers for Multiplex RT-PCR
SREBP-1a	ACACAGCGGTTTTGAACGACATC	ACGGACGGGTACATCTTTACAG	268	Rat, mouse	L16995 (see ref. 21)
SREBP-1c	GGAGCCATGGATTGCACATT	AGGAAGGCTTCCAGAGAGGA	191	Rat	L16995
SREBP-2	CACAATATCATTGAAAAGCGCTACC	TTTTTCTGATTGGCCAGCTTCAGCA	200	Mouse	(see ref. 21)
ACC	ACAGTGAAGGCTTACGTCTG	AGGATCCTTACAACCTCTGC	242	Rat	J03808
FAS	TGCTGTGGACCTCATCACTA	TGGATGATGTTGATGATAGAC	297	Rat	M76767
GPAT	CCTCTGAACTGGAGAAGTGA	AGACAGTATGTGGCACTCTC	287	Rat	AF021348
TBP	ACCCTTCACCAATGACTCCTATG	TGACTGCAGCAAATCGCTTGG	186	Mouse	D01034