Table I. Gene-specific primer pairs used for real-time RT-PCR.
| Gene Namea | Forward Primer (5′–3′) | Reverse Primer (5′–3′) |
| XTH-5 | TTTGTCGTCCCAGAACTCAGA | CGTATCGGCACATCATCCAC |
| XTH-12 | TGTGGACTACACTTAATTCAAATCAGCT | GTTGAGGTTGCATTCAGTGGGT |
| XTH-13 | TGTGGACTACCCTTAACTCAAATCAGTA | GTTGAGATTGCATTCCGTAGGC |
| XTH-14 | ATTTTAAGAGATTCCCTCAAGGCC | CATGTAATATCGTATCTCAGAAACACCA |
| XTH-15 | GAAGTCCAGAGTCTGATGAACACATATTA | CCAGGAATGCTTTATTGATCTTGAC |
| XTH-17 | AGTTCAAGAACCCCGAGGCGAT | TTGCCCAATGCTCGGCTTCC |
| XTH-18 | TGCATGTCTATGCGGGTAGC | TCCATCTCTGTCGCGCACCT |
| XTH-19 | ATGGGAAGCAGAGCATTG | TTGCGGGACAAACTGAC |
| XTH-20 | TAATCACGTGGCATTGTCTTTGTA | AATTTATTTAGCGCAAATACTCAGCTAG |
| XTH-26 | AGCTGACGAAGATGCAAAAGATAA | CATTCCGGAGGCATAACACCT |
| XTH-31 | TGTCACTCTTTGGCTCG | ACCTCATCGTGGTCTCC |
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Gene names were adopted according to Yokoyama and Nishitani (2001).