Table 1. Primer information.

gene	Primer	sequence 5′ ⇒ 3′	expected amplicon
HPRT	qhHPRT.fwu1	GACCAGTCAACAGGGGACAT	95 bp
	qhHPRT.rvu1	GTGTCAATTATATCTTCCACAATCAAG
TATA-box	qTBP.fw1	TGTGCACAGGAGCCAAGAGT	51 bp
binding protein	qTBP.rv1	ATTTTCTTGCTGCCAGTCTGG
insulin	qhINS.fw1	GCAGCCTTTGTGAACCAACA	71 bp
	qhINS.rv1	CGTTCCCCGCACACTAGGTA
glucagon	qhGCG.fw1	GCTGCCAAGGAATTCATTGC	94 bp
	qhGCG.rv1	GTCTGCGGCCAAGTTCTTCA
somatostatin	qhSST.fw1	CTGTGTCACCGGCGCTC	123 bp
	qhSST.rv1	TTGGGTTCAGACAGCAGCTCT
Ucn 3	qhUcn3.fw1	GAGGGAAGTCCACTCTCGGG	137 bp
	qhUcn3.rv1	TGTTGAGGCAGCTGAAGATGG