Table 1.

Sequences of the primers used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for amplification of the different targets and predicted size of the PCR products

Target	Predicted size	Sense (5′-3′)	Anti-sense (5′-3′)
β-actin*	351 bp	AACCGCGAGAAGATGACCCAGATCATGTTT	AGCAGCCGTGGCCATCTCTTGCTCGAAGTC
AGTN**	309 bp	TTCAGGCCAAGACCTCCC	CCAGCCGGGAGGTGCAGT
Renin**	552 bp	ATGCCTCTCTGGGCACTCTT	GTCAAACTTGGCCAGCATGA
AT1a***	306 bp	CGTCATCCATGACTGTAAAATTC	GGGCATTACATTGCCAGTGTG
AT1b***	344 bp	CATTATCCGTGACTGTGAAATTG	GCTGCTTAGCCCAAATGGTCC
AT2***	445 bp	GGAGCGAGCACAGAATTGAAAGC	TGCCCAGAGAGGAAGGGTTGCC
ACE****	407 bp	CAGCTTCATCATCCAGTTCC	CTAGGAAGAGCAGCACCCAC

^*SANTOS et al.¹⁷

^**AGOUDEMOS, GREENE²¹

^***LINDERMAN, GREENE²²

^****LAM, LEUNG²³

AGTN = angiotensinogen; ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme.