Table 1. Primers used in this study.

Gene	Accession number	Forward primer and reverse primer	PCR product (bp)	Annealing temperature (°C)
Liver
PEPCK	NM_011044.2	F: CTACAACTTCGGCAAATACC	330	52
		R: TCCAGATACCTGTCGATCTC
G6Pase	NM_008061.3	F: GAACAACTAAAGCCTCTGAAAC	350	50
		R: TTGCTCGATACATAAAACACTC
11β-HSD1	NM_008288.2	F:AAGCAGAGCAATGGCAGCAT	300	50
		R: GAGCAATCATAGGCTGGGTCA
PPARα	NM_011144	F: ACCTCTGTTCATGTCAGACC	352	55
		R: ATAACCACAGACCAACCAAG
SREBP1c	NM_011480	F: GGCTGTTGTCTACCATAAGC	219	50
		R: AGGAAGAAACGTGTCAAGAA
CPT1a	BC054791.1	F:CTTGTGACCCTACTACATCC	332	51
		R:TCATAGCAGAACCTTAATCC
aP2	NM_024406	F:TCACCTGGAAGACAGCTCCT	142	52
		R:TGCCTGCCACTTTCCTTGT
SREBP2	AF289715.2	F: ATATCATTGAAAAGCGCTAC	256	48
		R: ATTTTCAAGTCCACATCACT
GAPDH	NM_031144	F: TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA	99	55
		R: CCTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTGA