Table 1.

Primer sequences for quantitative real‐time PCR

Gene	Forward (F) and reverse (R) primers
ANP	F: 5′‐TGGGACCCCTCCGATAGATC‐3′ R: 5′‐AGCGAGCAGAGCCCTCAGT‐3′
BNP	F: 5′‐CCTGGCCCATCGCTTCT‐3′ R: 5′‐CATCTGGGACAGCACCTTCA‐3′
β‐actin	F: 5′‐CGATGCCCTGAGGCTCTTT‐3′ R: 5′‐TGGATGCCACAGGATTCCA‐3′

ANP: atrial natriuretic peptide; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide.