Table 2.
Primers used for quantitative polymerase chain reactions
| Subunit | Accession number | Sense (forward) 5′-3′ | Antisense (reverse) 3′-5′ | Base pair | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| α | NM_002247 | GCTCAAGTACCTGTGGACCG | CTGGTTTGAGAGTGCCATCC | 104 | 
| β1 | NM_004137 | CTGTACCACACGGAGGACAC | GCTCTGACCTTCTCCACGTC | 107 | 
| β2a | NM_181361 | ATTAAGCGTGGCTTTTGAGG | GTTGGTCCAGGGTCTCCTTT | 98 | 
| β2b | NM_005832 | GAGAAAGAGCAACAAAGCGG | TTAGCAAATCCCAGACATTGC | 107 | 
| β3a | NM_171828 | AAATCACACTTCAGGGCAGC | GCACATCTAGTGGGTCTCCA | 105 | 
| β3b | NM_171829 | TCTGAGTGTGAGGGGCTCTT | GCACATCTAGTGGGTCTCCA | 105 | 
| β3c | NM_171830 | CCATGATGGGCTTCTCAGTC | GCAGTGCAGGTCGATTCTTC | 100 | 
| β3d | NM_014407 | AGGGACGTGCAATATCCCTG | GAAAGGCTGTCCTGTGTCTCGT | 351 | 
| β3e | NM_001163677 | ACCCGTGTCTTCAGGTGTTT | TCTGTAACATCACGCTTGGGA | 107 | 
| β4 | NM_014505 | CTGAGTCCAACTCTAGGGCG | GATTTTCTCTCTTACAGGGAGGG | 96 | 
| GAPDH | NM_002046 | AAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTCAA | AATGAAGGGGTCATTGATGG | 108 | 
GAPDH glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase