Table 1.

Mouse-specific Primer sequences used for quantitative real-time PCR analysis. Primer sequences for PPARγ1, PPARγ2 and UCP1 were obtained from Kajimura et al. (2009)

Gene	Primer sequence (5′–3′)
MyoD	Forward: CGTGGCAGCGAGCACTAC
Reverse: TGTAATCCATCATGCCATCAGA
Creatine kinase	Forward: GCACTGGCCGCAGCAT
	Reverse: GAGGGTAGTACTTGCCCTTGAACTC
Myogenin	Forward: CCCATGGTGCCCAGTGAA
	Reverse: GCAGATTGTGGGCGTCTGTA
Myf5	Forward: CAGCCCCACCTCCAACTG
	Reverse: GCAGCACATGCATTTGATACATC
Pparγ1	Forward: TGAAAGAAGCGGTGAACCACTG
	Reverse: TGGCATCTCTGTGTCAACCATG
Pparγ2	Forward: GCATGGTGCCTTCGCTGA
	Reverse: TGGCATCTCTGTGTCAACCATG
Fabp4	Forward: AAGTGGGAGTGGGCTTTGC
	Reverse: TGGTGACCAAATCCCCATTT
AdipoQ	Forward: GACACCAAAAGGGCTCAGGAT
	Reverse: TGGGCAGGATTAAGAGGAACA
Leptin	Forward: CAAGCAGTGCCTATCCAGAAAGT
	Reverse: CAAGCAGTGCCTATCCAGAAAGT
Ucp1	Forward: ACTGCCACACCTCCAGTCATT
	Reverse: CTTTGCCTCACTCAGGATTGG
Prdm16	Forward: GAAGGTGTCCAAACTGACAATGC
	Reverse: CGTCACTTTTGGCTAGCTTCCT
Elovl3	Forward: ATGAATTTCTCACGCGGGTTA
	Reverse: GCTTACCCAGTACTCCTCCAAAAA
Cidea	Forward: CCAGAGTCACCTTCGACCTATACA
	Reverse: CTCGTACATCGTGGCTTTGACA
C/ebpβ	Forward: AGCGGCTGCAGAAGAAGGT
	Reverse: GGCAGCTGCTTGAACAAGTTC
Pgc1α	Forward: TGCAGCGGTCTTAGCACTCA
	Reverse: CATGAATTCTCGGTCTTAACAATGG