Table 1. Primer sequences and product sizes used for RT-qPCR.

Gene	GeneBank accession number	Primer sequence (5'–3')	Length (bp)
Cathepsin B	NM_001097458	F:GGCCTCTATGACTCGCATGT	150
		R:TTTGTAGGACGGGGTGTAGC
Caspase 3	NM_214131	F:GGATTGAGACGGACAGTGGG	124
		R:CCGTCCTTTGAATTTCGCCA
Caspase 9	XM_003127618	F:GTCTGCCCACACCTAGTGAC	264
		R:AGGGGTCCCAGCCTCATTAT
Gapdh	NM_001206359	F:CGTGTCGGTTGTGGATCTGA	209
		R:TGACGAAGTGGTCGTTGAGG