Table 1.

Oligonucleotide sequences for β‐actin and Kiss1R

Gene symbol	Primers/probes	Oligonucleotide sequence (5’–3’)
β‐actin	Forward	AGATGACCCAGATCATGTTTGAGA
	Reverse	ACCAGAGGCATACAGGGACAA
Kiss1R	Forward	GCTGGGAGACTTCATGTGCAA
	Reverse	AGCGGGAACACAGTCACATACC

Oligonucleotide sequences used to quantify Kiss1R mRNA expression in the perinuclear zone–supraoptic nucleus of non‐pregnant and pregnant rats by qRT‐PCR (Fig. 4).