Table 1. Primer sequences of genes evaluated by qPCR.

Gene*	Sense	Anti-sense
OB-Rb	GAT GAG ATG GTG CCA ACA ACT A	TGG GTT TCT ATT TCC CAT GAT C
Leptin	ATC TCA CAC ACG CAG TCC GT	CCA GCA GGT GGA GAA GGT C
GH	TCC AGA ACA CCC AGG TTG CC	CAT CTT CCA GCT CCC GCA TC
IGF1	GAC AGG AAT CGT GGA TGA GTG	AAC AGG TAA CTC GTG CAG AGC
11βHSD1	GCG CCA GAT CCC TGT CTG AT	AGC CCC ATA CCA CCT TCT TT
11βHSD2	AGC AGG AGA CAT GCC GTT TC	GCA ATG CCA AGG CTG CTT
IGFBP3	CAG AAC TTC TCC TCC GAG TCC	CCA CAC ACC AGC AGA AAC C
GHR	ATG AAC CCA TCT GCA TGT GA	TTC AGT CTT CTC ATC AGG GTC A

*Leptin receptor (OB-Rb), growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1), 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 (11β HSD1), 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 (11β HSD2), growth hormone receptor (GHR), insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP3).