Table 2.

Primer sequences used to determine mitochondrial copy number

Gene	Primer sequences
mouse mitochondrion complete genome (accession number: NC_005089.1)	Forward primer: 5′‐CTAGAAACCCCGAAACCAAA‐3′ Reverse primer: 5′‐CCAGCTATCACCAAGCTCGT‐3′
mouse B2M (accession number: NC_000068.8)	Forward primer: 5′‐ATGGGAAGCCGAACATACTG‐3′ Reverse primer: 5′‐CAGTCTCAGTGGGGGTGAAT‐3′