Table 1. Rat probes used in real time PCR.

Classification	Gene symbol	Gene name	Context sequence
Endogeneous control	Rnr 1	Eukaryotic 18S ribosomal RNA	5′ TCCCCCAACTTCTTAGAGG 3′ 3′ CTTATGACCCGCACTTACTG 5′
Lipid metabolism	Pck 1	Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase cytosolic	5′TGATGAACCCCACCCTC 3′ 3′ TCCCAGTAAACACCCCC 5′
NO synthesis	Nos 2	Nitric oxide synthase II	5′TGAGGGGACTGGACTTTTAG 3′ 3′ CTGTGACTTTGTGCTTCTGC 5′
NO synthesis	Nos 3	Nitric oxide synthase III	5′GCATACCCGCACTTCTG 3′ 3′CCTTGGCATCTTCTCCC 5′