Table 1.

List of different rat-specific PCR primers used in the study

Gene	Direction	Primer Sequence
CD44	Forward	tag ccc tga gaa agg ggt tt
	Reverse	ttg ttg gct gca cag ata gc
CD133	Forward	acc tgc tga cat ttg cct ct
	Reverse	gga tgg ctc gaa tgt tct gt
CD166	Forward	tca agg tgt tca agc aac ca
	Reverse	gtt gcc gtc tgg gta act gt
ALDH-1a	Forward	atc aag gaa gct gca gga aa
	Reverse	tcg aca gca atg tcc aag tc

ALDH, aldehyde dehydrogenase.