Table I.

Primers used in this study.

Primer	Sequence
Telomere
Forward	5′-CGGTTTGTTTGGGTTTGGGTTTGGGTTTGGGTTTGGGTT-3′
Reverse	5′-GGCTTGCCTTACCCTTACCCTTACCC-TTACCCTTACCCT-3′
COX I
Forward	5′-TTCGCCGACCGTTGACTATTCTCT-3′
Reverse	5′-AAGATTATTACAAATGCATGGGC-3′
β-globin
Forward	5′-TGTGCTGGCCCATCACTTTG-3′
Reverse	5′-ACCAGCCA-CCACTTTCTGATAGG-3′