Table 1.

Specifications of the tested potential feline reference genes

Gene	Name	Function	Accession Number
ABL	v-abl Abelson murine leukaemia viral oncogene homolog	Protein kinase; regulation of cell cycle, mismatch repair, DNA damage response	ENSFCAT000000053061
ACTB	β-actin	Cytoskeletal structural protein	AB0511042
B2M	β-2-microglobulin	Major histocompatibility complex antigen class I receptor activity	NM_0010098762
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase	Glycolytic enzyme	AF0971772
GUSB	β-glucuronidase	Glycoside hydrolase (carbohydrate metabolism)	NM_0010093102
HMBS	Hydroxymethyl-bilane synthase Alias: Porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD)	Heme synthesis, porphyrin metabolism	ENSFCAG000000011601
HPRT	Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase	Purine synthesis in salvage pathway	EF4536972
RPS7	Ribosomal protein S7	Ribosomal protein	NM_0010098322
YWHAZ	Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase Alias: tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, zeta polypeptide Alias: Phospholipase A2	Mediator of signal transduction	EF4586212
18S rRNA		Ribosomal RNA	X032052

¹ Ensembl, (http://www.ensembl.org/index.html) ²GenBank