Table 2.

Primer sequences.

Gene	NCBI Accession No.	Primer	Sequence (5′ → 3′)	Amplicon length
β2-Microglobulin (β2-M)	NM_004048	Forward	CCGTGTGAACCATGTGACT	91
		Reverse	TGCGGCATCTTCAAACCT
Grp78	NM_005347	Forward	TGGAGGTGGGCAAACAAAGACA	154
		Reverse	TGCTTGGCGTTGGGCATCATTA
Hsp72	NM_005345	Forward	CGCAACGTGCTCATCTTTGA	198
		Reverse	TCGCTTGTTCTGGCTGATGT
Hsp90α (variant 1 & variant 2)	NM_001017963 & NM_005348	Forward	AAACTGCGCTCCTGTCTTCT	180
		Reverse	TGCGTGATGTGTCGTCATCT

3′ (3 primer end), 5′ (5 primer end), Grp78 (Glucose regulated protein 78), Hsp72 (Heat shock protein 72), Hsp90α (Heat shock protein 90 α).