Table 1. Primer sequences used in real-time PCR experiments.

Gene	Oligonucleotide sequences	Product length (bp)	NCBI Ref. Sequence	Protein name
AREG	F:GACACCTACTCTGGGAAGCG	121	NM_001657.2	Amphiregulin
	R:AAGGCATTTCACTCACAGGG
EREG	F:TACTGCAGGTGTGAAGTGGG	139	NM_001432.2	Epiregulin
	R:TGGAACCGACGACTGTGATA
NRG1*	F:CCCCGATTGAAAGAGATGAA	116	NM_001159999.1	Neuregulin 1
	R:TTCCCATTCTTGAACCACTTG
CYP19A1	F:CCCTTCTGCGTCGTGTCAT	86	NM_000103.3	Aromatase
	R:GATTTTAACCACGATAGCACTTTCG
RPS7**	F: AATCTTTGTTCCCGTTCCTCA	135	NM_001011.3	Ribosomal protein S7
	R: CGAGTTGGCTTAGGCAGAA

^*Primer chosen to include all NRG1 transcript variants, verified by NCBI BLAST.

^**Endogenous control gene.