Table 1.

Primer sets used for RT-qPCR

Gene	Primers (5′ to 3′)	Amplicon (bp)
NIS (r)	Forward GCTGTGGCATTGTCATGTTC	270
	Reverse TGAGGTCTTCCACAGTCACA
NIS (m)	Forward AGCTGCCAACACTTCCAGAGG	145
	Reverse GCTGATGAGAGCACCACAAAG
ALP (r)	Forward CTGCTGAGCAGGAATCCACA	364
	Reverse TAGTTGACATCACCACTCTC
ALP (m)	Forward TGGCTGTCAAAGCATCAGGGA	146
	Reverse TCTACTGAGGGGTTTCGGTTGG
β-Actin (r)	Forward GGCACCACACTTTCTACAATG	138
	Reverse TGGCTGGGGTGTTGAAGGT
β-Actin (m)	Forward CAGCCTTCCTTCTTGGGTATGG	145
	Reverse CAGCAATGCCTGGGTACATGG
18S	Forward GGCCTGCGGCTTAATTTGAC	243
	Reverse GTGGCTGAACGCCACTTGTC
Neo	Forward ACAATCGGCTGCTCTGATG	260
	Reverse GATACTTTCTCGGCAGGAGC
GFP	Forward ACCACATGAAGCAGCACGAC	93
	Reverse TGTAGTTGCCGTCGTCCTTG

The species of origin for primer sequences are indicated in parentheses following each primer pair (m, mouse; and r, rat).