Table 1.

Neurotransmitter	Primers
Agouti Related Protein (AGRP)	5′-GCGGAGGTGCTAGATCCA-3′ (forward) 5′-AGGACTCGTGCAGCCTTA-3′ (reverse) 5′-CGAGTCTCGTTCTCCGCG-3′ (probe)
Neuropeptide-Y (NPY)	5′-CTCCGCTCTGCGACACTAC-3′ (f) 5′-AATCAGTGTCTCAGGGCT-3′ (r) 5′-CAATCTCATCACCAGACAG-3′ (p)
Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)	5′-ACCTCACCACGGAGAGCA-3′ (f) 5′-GCGAGAGGTCGAGTTTGC-3′ (r) 5′-TGCTGGCTTGCATCCGGG-3′ (p)
Thyrotropin-Releasing Factor (TRH)	5′-CTCTTCTCTCTGACAGCCC-3′ (f) 5′-AGGCGTGGAAGAACCGTC-3′ (r) 5′-TCTCTCGCCCCTTCGACAC-3′ (p)
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH)	5′-GGAGCCGCCCATCTCTCT-3′ (f) 5′-CCGGGCCATTTCCAAGAC-3′ (r) 5′-ATCTCACCTTCCACCTTCTGCGGGA-3′ (p)
Ribosomal 18S	5′-AGTCCCTGCCCTTTGTACACA-3′ (f) 5′-GATCCGAGGGCCTCACTAAAC-3′ (r) 5′-CGCCCGTCGCTACTACCGATTGG-3′ (p)