Table 1.

Primer sequences used in quantitative PCR

Gene	Primer sequences
mouse GAPDH (glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase) (accession number: NM_001001303)	Forward primer: 5′‐TTGATGGCAACAATCTCCAC‐3′ Reverse primer: 5′‐CGTCCCGTAGACAAAATGGT‐3′
mouse B2M (beta‐2 microglobulin) (accession number: NM_009735)	Forward primer: 5′‐TTCAGTATGTTCGGCTTCCC‐3′ Reverse primer: 5′‐TGGTGCTTGTCTCACTGACC‐3′
mouse β‐ actin (accession number: NM_007393)	Forward primer: 5′‐ATGGAGGGGAATACAGCCC‐3′ Reverse primer: 5′‐TTCTTTGCAGCTCCTTCGTT‐3′
mouse OTR (oxytocin receptor) (accession number: NM_001081147.1)	Forward primer: 5′‐GTGCAGATGTGGAGCGTCT‐3′ Reverse primer: 5′‐GTTGAGGCTGGCCAAGAG‐3′
mouse Cx43 (connexin 43) (accession number: X61576.1)	Forward primer: 5′‐GTGCCGGCTTCACTTTCA‐3′ Reverse primer: 5′‐GGAGTAGGCTTGGACCTTGTC‐3′
mouse PTGS2 (Prostaglandin‐endoperoxide synthase 2) (accession number: NM_011198.3)	Forward primer: 5′‐GGGAGTCTGGAACATTGTGAA‐3′ Reverse primer: 5′‐GTGCACATTGTAAGTAGGTGGACT‐3′