Table 1.

Oligonucleotide primer sequences used for qPCR analysis

Gene	Primers	Product size (bp)	Accession number
MuRF1	Forward: 5′GGT GCC TAC TTG CTC CTT GT3′	203	AY059627.1
	Reverse: 5′TCA CCT GGT GGC TGT TTT C3′
MAFbx	Forward: 5′TTA TGC ACG CTG GTC CAG A3′	170	NM_133521
	Reverse: 5′TGT AAG CAC ACA GGC AGG TC3′
UCP2	Forward: 5′-ACA AGA CCA TTG CAC GAG AG-3′	293	AF039033
	Reverse: 5′-CAT GGT CAG GGC ACA GTG GC-3′
UCP3	Forward: 5′GTG ACC TAT GAC ATC ATC AAG GA3′	89	NM_013167
	Reverse: 5′GCT CCA AAG GCA GAG ACA AAG3′
β-Actin	Forward: 5′CTG GCT CCT AGC ACC ATG AA3′	103	NM_031144
	Reverse: 5′CTG CTT GCT GAT CCA CAT CT5′

MAFbx Muscle Atrophy F box or Atrogin 1, MuRF1 Muscle RING Finger 1, UCP Uncoupling Protein 2 and 3