Table I.

Sequence of polymerase chain reaction primers (5′-3′).

Gene	Sense primer	Anti-sense primer	Size (bp)	Accession no.
Ins1	GCTCTGTACCTGGTGTGTGG	GTGCCAAGGTCTGAAGAT	114	NM_019129.3
Pdx1	GAACCGGAGGAGAATAAGAGG	AGTCAAGTTGAGCATCACTGC	115	NM_022852.3
β-actin	CATGCATGACGATATCGCTGC	GTACGACCAGAGGCATACAGG	424	NM_031144.2

PDX1, pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1.