Table 1.

Primer sequences (forward and reverse) used in real-time PCR analyses for MyoD, PCNA, myogenin and IGF-I mRNA expression.

Target	Accession number	Forward primer (5′ to 3′)	Reverse primer (5′ to 3′)	Amplicon size (base pairs)
MyoD	NM_204214	act aca cgg att cac caa atg acc	ccc ttc agc tac agc ttc agc	146
PCNA	NM_204170	gag acc tca gcc aca ttg gt	agt cag ctg gac tgg ctc at	173
Myogenin	NM_204184	cag agg ttt tac gat ggg ca	cag agt gct gcg ttt cag ag	291
IGF-I	NM_001004384	ccc aga aac act gtg tgg tg	att ccc ttg tgg tgt aag cg	126