Table 1.

Specifications of the primers.

Gene Name	Gene Symbol	RefSeq Accession Number*	Band Size	Reference Position**
Small proline-rich protein 1a	Sprr1a	NM_009264.2	190	526
Growth associated protein 43	Gap43	NM_008083.2	100	56
Tubulin, beta 3	Tubb3	NM_023279.2	89	394
Nerve growth factor	Ngf	NM_013609.2	81	896
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor	Bdnf	NM_007540.4	155	3671
Neurotrophin 3	Ntf3	NM_008742.2	154	311
Neurotrophin 5	Ntf5	NM_198190.1	142	751
Glial cell derived neurotrophic factor	GDNF	NM_010275.2	191	3178
Neurturin	Nrtn	NM_008738.2	104	927
Artemin	Artn	NM_009711.3	157	1060
Persephin	Pspn	NM_008954.1	111	179
Ciliary neurotrophic factor	Cntf	NM_170786.2	94	155
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase	Gapdh	NM_008084.2	140	309

^*The RefSeq Accession Number refers to the representative sequence used to design the enclosed primers.

^**The Reference Position is a position within the sequence of the amplicon relative to the start of the relevant RefSeq sequence.