Table 1. Sequence of primers used for end-point and real-time PCR.

	Accession number	Primer sequence	Amplicon length	Amplification efficiency
End-point PCR
α-BKCa	NM_031828	F: TACTGCAAGGCCTGTCATGATG	342
		R: TCATCAGCTTCGGGGATGTGTT
Real-time PCR
STREX	NM_031828	F: TTTGATTGCGGACGTTCTGA	77	2.063
		R: TCTCTCAAGGGTGTCCACGTTAC
SS4	AF_135265	F: CAAGTTGCCTTTGGTATCAGTC	131	2.013
		R: GCTCTGTGTCAGGGTCATC
ZERO	NM_031828	F:AAACAAGTAATTCCATCAAGCTGGTG	137	2.006
		R: CGTAAGTGCCTGGTTGTTTTGG
β-actin	NM_031144	F: CCTCTATGCCAACACAGTGCTGTCT	128	1.993
		R: GCTCAGGAGGAGCAATGATCTTGA

(F: forward primer, R: reverse primer).