Table 1. Primer sequences for RT-PCR amplification of target genes.

Gene	Primer		Gene Bank Accession number	Product Size (bp)
Oct4	F	5’-TGCAGAAAGAACTCGAGCAA-3’	NM_002701.4	1082
	R	5’-ACACTCGGACCACATCCTTC-3’
Sox2	F	5’-AGAACCCCAAGATGCACAAC-3’	NM_003106.3	466
	R	5’-ATGTAGGTCTGCGAGCTGGT-3’
AFP	F	5’-GGCAGCCACAGCAGCCACTT-3’	NM_001134.2	276
	R	5’-TGCAGCGCTACACCCTGAGC-3’
ALB	F	5’-CAACTATGTCCGTGAGCTTGGA-3’	NM_000477.5	339
	R	5’-GTGGTCGGTGCTGGTCTATATG-3’
transferrin	F	5’-AGGGCCATTGCGGCAAACGA-3’	DQ923758.1	240
	R	5’-GTTCCACCCAGCGGAGGTGC-3’
GAPDH	F	5’-AAGTGGATATTGTTGCCATC-3’	NM_002046.4	454
	R	5’-ACTGTGGTCATGAGTCCTTC-3’