Table 1.

Primers used in the study.

	Forward	Reverse
Islet-1	5′-GCCTCAGTCCCAGAGTCATC-3′	5′-AGAGCCTGGTCCTCCTTCTG-3′
Nestin	5′-TCAAGGGGAGGCCAGGAAGGA-3′	5′-CTGCAGCCCCACTCAAGCCATC-3′
Nucleostemin (NST)	5′-GGGAAAAGCAGTGTCATTA-3′	5′-GGGATGGCAATAGTAACC-3′
Nanog	5′-ATGGTCTGATTCAGAAGGGC-3′	5′-TTCACCTTCAAATCACTGGC-3′
GAPDH	5′-CAAGATGGTGAAGGTCGGTGTG-3′	5′-GGGGTAAGCAGTTGTGTCAGGAT-3′