Table 1.

Primer sequence and expected PCR product length

Primer	designation	Sequence	Product length
SSTR1	upstream	5’-CAC GCA CCG CAG CCA ACA-3’	390 bp
	downstream	5’-GGA AGC CGT AGA GTA TGG GGT T-3’
SSTR2	upstream	5’-CCG GAG CAA CCA GTG GGG-3’	390 bp
	downstream	5’-GCG TAC AGG ATG GGG TTG GC-3’
SSTR3	upstream	5’- CCC GGG GCA TGA GCA CGT-3’	415 bp
	downstream	5’-AAG CCG TAG AGG ATG GGG TTT GC-3’
SSTR4	upstream	5’-TCG TGG GGG TGA GGC AGT AG-3’	365 bp
	downstream	5’-CAT AGA GAA TCG GGT TGG CAC AG-3’
SSTR5	upstream	5’-ATG GAG CCC CTC TCT CTG G-3’	250 bp
	downstream	5’-CGT CAG CCA CGG CCA GGT T-3’
β-actin	upstream	5’-TGG GAC GAT ATG GAG AAG AT–3’	522 bp
	downstream	5’-ATT GCC GAT AGT GAT GAC CT –3’