Table 1.

Primer sequences of the target genes

Gene symbol	Forward primer	Reverse primer	Base pairs
MCP-1	atctgtgctgaccccaataagg	gtggttgtggaaaagagagtgg	196
Tub1a	aaccatgcgtgagtgtatctcc	aactgtgggttccaggtctacg	226
HPRT	aaaggacctctcgaagtgttgg	ctttactggccacatcaacagg	213
LDHb	gtcatcaaccagaagctgaagg	agggaagaagcaaactgtgacc	194

Forward and reverse primers (5′–3′ orientation) for the specific genes have a product length of the corresponding base pairs.