Table 1.

Oligonucleotide Sets Used for RT-PCR Amplification

Species	Oligonucleotide Sequence	Position	Temperature (°C)	No. Cycles
Rat	(1) F: 5′GTCACCTCGACACCAGAGAG3′	1–20	52	35
	R: 5′CACTCTGGGTGTCAGGAGGA3′	710–691
	(2) F: 5′CCACCATGGCCTCAGACCACCAGACAC3′	22–48	68	40
	R: 5′GTCCTTGTAATCCCCCTTCTCCAGCAG3′	545–518
	(3) F: 5′CTCCGTCCTGGTGCAGGCTGG3′	176–196	54	30
	R: 5′GTAATCCCCCTTCTCCAGCAG3′	539–519
	(4) F: 5′CCCATCAAAGTGGACAGCCAG3′	321–341	54	30
	R: 5′GTAATCCCCCTTCTCCAGCAG3′	539–519
Human	(5) F: 5′CCACCATGGCCTCAGATCACCAGAC3′	8–32	68	40
	R: 5′GTCCTTGTAGTCTCCCTTCTCCAGCAG3′	531–505

F, forward; R, reverse.