Table 1.

Primer sequences used to detect gene expressions of interest

Gene	Primer Sequence	Amplicon Size, bp
α-ENaC
Forward	5′-GTTCTGTGACTACCGAAAGCAGAG-3′	429
Reverse	5′-CGTAGCAGCATGAGAAGTGTGATG-3
β-ENaC
Forward	5′-ACCCTGAGCAGGAAGGGTAT-3′	220
Reverse	5′-ACAGGAGGCCACTAGCTTGA-3
γ-ENaC
Forward	5′-CGTCAGTGGCACAAAGCCAA-3′	301
Reverse	5′-GAGAGCCTCCTCAAACCATG-3′
MR
Forward	5′-GCTCAACATTGTCCAGTACA-3′	260
Reverse	5′-GCACAGGTGGTCCTAAGATT-3′
OT
Forward	5′-GACGGTGGATCTCGGACTGAA-3′	463
Reverse	5′-CGCCCCTAAAGGTATCATCACAAA-3′
VP
Forward	5′-CCTCACCTCTGCCTGCTACTT-3′	440
Reverse	5′-GGGGGCGATGGCTCAGTAGAC-3′

ENaC, epithelial Na⁺ channel; MR, mineralocorticoid receptor; OT, oxytocin; VP, vasopressin.