Table 1. Primers used in this study.
| Gene | Forward (5’->3’) | Reverse (5’->3’) | Size (bp) | Accession No. | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzyme genes | |||||
| th | AAAATCCACCAC TTAGAGACC | TAGCCACAGTACCGT CC | 467 | NM_009377 | [65] |
| tph1 | ATGTCTCTCGCCTCTCTCCA | TTTCCCTCAGCAGGTTCCAG | 106 | NM_009414 | This study |
| tph2 | ACCTGCGCAGTGATTTGAACA | CCCCAAGAGCTCATGCTGACA | 108 | NM_173391 | This study |
| Receptor genes | |||||
| drd1a | ATGGCAGAGGCTTTCCCC | GCATATGCTCTTCCTCGACA | 116 | NM_010076 | This study |
| htr1d | CTCTGAGACCCGGGTTGATT | GATGCTGTCAGTCCTGTCTCC | 152 | NM_001285482 | This study |
| gabrg3 | TCTTTCCACTGTCCCCAGAC | CAGTACTTCCCAAGCTGCTGA | 105 | NM_008074 | This study |
| Transporter genes | |||||
| slc6a3 | TGTGCTACCAGGGTGGAAAT | TACATGGAGCCACTCAGCTCT | 105 | NM_010020 | This study |
| slc6a4 | TGAGCTCTTGTGTCTGTCCAT | ATAGTTTGTAATGGGCCCGGA | 71 | NM_010484 | This study |
| slc6a5 | TGCCGTGTCTCTCATTTGTCT | CAGTACTGTTCACATGAGATGCT | 128 | XM_006540545 | This study |
| slc8a2 | TGCATCAGACCCATTACCCAC | CAGAAACCACAGAGAAGGGACA | 79 | NM_148946 | This study |