Table 1.

The used primers in the study

Gene	Dir	Primer Sequence	Length (bp)	Product length (bp)	Efficiency (%)
GAPDH	F	5′-CCATGAGAAGTATGACAAC-3′	19	115	98.3
	R	5′-GAGTCCTTCCACGATACC-3′	18
STAT3 (Var. 1,2,3)	F	5′-AGCAGGAGGGCAGTTTGAGTC-3′	21	241	99.1
	R	5′-TTTAAAAGTGCCCAGATTGCTC-3′	22
STAT5A	F	5′- ACATGTACCCACAGAACCCTGACC-3′	24	239	98.2
	R	5′- CACAACACGACCGCTTCACATTGC-3′	24