Table 1.

PCR primer list.

Target	Primers, forward and reverse	Amplicon (bp)
cathepsin P (qPCR)	TGCAGTTGGTGCGATAGAAG	110
cathepsin P (qPCR)	GGCAGCCATTATTTCCTTCA	110
cathepsin L (qPCR)	CAAAGACCGGAACAACCACT	103
cathepsin L (qPCR)	CCTTCGGATGTAGTGTCCGT	103
β-actin (qPCR)	AGCCATGTACGTAGCCATCC	115
β-actin (qPCR)	ACCCTCATAGATGGGCACAG	115
cathepsin P	TGAAGAGTTGAGTCTGTGGAGGACC	526
cathepsin P	GTTTTTGAGAACATCTGACC	526
cathepsin L	TGTGGTTCTTGCTGGGCTTTTAG	397
cathepsin L	AACTGGAGAGACGGATGGCTTG	397
cathepsin 1	GGAGTGGAAGAGGAACAATGCG	592
cathepsin 1	TGGGACAACAAAAAAGCGGG	592
cathepsin 2	ATGAAGGTCAATGCCTTTGG	376
cathepsin 2	TTGACTCAGCCTCCAGACCT	376
cathepsin M	CCTGGGCTGTTATTTAGGCA	603
cathepsin M	ACAACTGGCCTTCCAATGAC	603
cathepsin R	CAGGACCTTGGGACATGACT	603
cathepsin R	TGCACACTCAGAGGGATGAG	603
placental lactogen	CTCTGAAACACTTGGTCGTCTGC	247
placental lactogen	CGGCACAGGTTACAAATGGC	247
β-actin	ACCCTCATAGATGGGCACAG	600
β-actin	AGCCATGTACGTAGCCATCC	600
Mash2	CTCGAGGACTTGTCGAGGAC	528
Mash2	GCAGCGTCTCCACCTTACTC	528
Hand1	CCTCAAGTCCGCAGGTC	252
Hand1	ACCAAAGAGGAAGGGTTCGT	252
Stra13	AACTTACAAATTGCCGCACC	560
Stra13	ACTGGCACACAGTTTTTCCC	560