Table 1.

Summary of the RT-PCR primer sequences

Genes	GenBank accession no.	Primer	Sequence 5′→3′	Size of product (base pairs)
NPY	NM_012614	Forward	GGGCTGTGTGGACTGACC	264
		Reverse	GGAAGGGTCTTCAAGCCT
POMC	NM_139326	Forward	GAGATTCTGCTACAGTCGCTC	678
		Reverse	TTGATGATGGCGTTCTTGAA
PI3K	NM_133399	Forward	TAGGGAAATTCTGGGCTCGC	471
		Reverse	AGATGGGTGTGCAATGAGGG
STAT3	NM_012747	Forward	ATCCTAAGCACAAAGCCCCC	491
		Reverse	TCCATGTCAAACGTGAGCGA
GAPDH	NM_017008	Forward	TCCCTCAAGATTGTCAGCAA	309
		Reverse	AGATCCACAACGGATACATT