Table 1. Primers used for qRT-PCR.

Target (†)	Sequence	Expected band size
rCIRP-F	GCATCAGATGAAGGCAAGGT	64 bp
rCIRP-R	CCAGCGCCTGCTCATTG
rRBM3-F	TGGAGAGTCCCTGGATGGG	65 bp
rRBM3-R	TGGTTCCCCTGGCAGACTT
mCIRP-F	GAGGCGAACAACAAGGAGAG	88 bp
mCIRP-R	GGGGAAGACCTGGTAGGAAG
mRBM3-F	TGGTTTCATCACCTTCACCA	50 bp
mRBM3-R	CTCTCATGGCAACTGAAGCA
mGAPDH-F	CGAGATCCCTCCAAAATCAA	205 bp
mGAPDH-R	TGACGATCTTGAGGCTGTTG
18S (F)	ATGCTCTTAGCTGAGTGTCCCG	101 bp
18S (R)	ATTCCTAGCTGCGGTATCCAGG

Annealing temperature for all primers was 60°C.

^† primers are specific for rat (r), monkey (m), or both species (18S).