Table 1. Primers used for RT-PCR.
| Genes | Primer sequences (5´– 3´)a | Annealing temperature (C) | Fragment size (bp) | GenBank accession no. |
| OCT-4 | F- GTTCTCTTTGGGAAGGTGTT | 56 | 313 | AJ251914 |
| R- ACACGCCGGACCACATCCTTC | ||||
| CDX2 | F- GTCACCAGAGCTTCTCTGGG | 53 | 144 | EU137688 |
| R- AGACCAACAACCCAAACAGC | ||||
| TEAD4 | F- AAGTTCTGGGCAGACCTCAA | 60 | 157 | XM_605145 |
| R- GTGCTTCAGCTTGTGGATGA | ||||
| GATA3 | F- CATGTCCTCTCTCAGCCACA | 60 | 206 | NM_001044567 |
| R- TGCGAAAATGCACGTAGAAG | ||||
| NANOG | F- GTACCTCAGCCTCCAGCA | 57 | 161 | AJ877915 |
| R- CTGAGCCCTTCTGAATCAC | ||||
| FGF4 | F- TTCTTCGTGGCCATGAGCAG | 52 | 206 | XM_003122418 |
| R- AGGAAGTGGGTGACCTTCAT | ||||
| FGFR1-IIIc | F- ACTGCTGGAGTTAATACCACCG | 60 | 125 | AJ577088 |
| R- GCAGAGTGATGGGAGAGTCC | ||||
| FGFR2-IIIc | F- GGTGTTAACACCACGGACAA | 60 | 139 | AJ439896 |
| R- CTGGCAGAACTGTCAACCAT | ||||
| GAPDH | F- TCGGAGTGAACGGATTTG | 60 | 219 | AF017079 |
| R- CCTGGAAGATGGTGATGG |
a Primer orientations: F, forward; R, reverse.