Table 1.

DNA sequence of primers used to detect gene expression by semi-quantitative RT-PCR.

	GENE	FORWARD (5′-3′)	REVERSE (5′-3′)
Cu transporter	Ctr1	GGGCTTGGTAGAAGTCCGTA	GAAAGTATCCCGTCCCAGCC
	Ctr2	CCGCAATCCTAGTCGAGTCC	GTGGTCTGTCCCCTAAAGGC
	Atp7a	GTGGGCTGGGAAAGCCG	GTGCTGTGCTCTTCACAAGC
	Atp7b	GATGAAAGGACAGACGGCCA	TGCACTGCTCTTCATCCCTG
Cu chaperon	Ccs	GAACCATCGACGGCCTAGAG	GCTACAGCACTTATCTGCCCT
	Atox1	ACTGCCCGTGTGTGCC	GCCAAGGTAGGAAACAGCCT
	Cox17	CAGGGTAGTCGGAGTTTGGG	TCACAAAGTAGGCCACCACG
Cu protein	Sod1	AACCATCCACTTCGAGCA	CAATCCCAATCACTCCAC
	Aoc3	TGGGTTTTACCCTCACCCCAT	TCCGGTTGCCAAGGTACAAT
	Lox	AGGGCGGATGTCAGAGACTA	AATCCCTGTGTGTGTGCAGT
Other genes	Gapdh	CCAATGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCT	GTTGAAGTCGCAGGAGACAACC
	Tnf-α	TAGCCCACGTCGTAGCA	GGGGTCAGAGTAAAGGGGTC
	Vegf	ACTGGACCCTGGCTTTACTG	CTTGCGCTTTCGTTTTTGACC
	Fak	AGCTTCAGCCCCAGGAAATC	TGCTGATGAGCTCGCCTAAG