Table 1. Primers used for PCR analyses.

Primers	Sequences	Nucleotide locationa
F15671	5′-CCATCCTCCGTGAAATCAACAACCCG-3′	15671–15696
R15377	5′-CTTTGGGTGTTGATGGTGGGGAGGTAG-3′	15377–15350
F15826	5′-AAGACATCTCSATGGTAACGGGTC-3′	15826–15849
R15233	5′-CCAGAGATTGGTATGAGAATGAGG-3′	15233–15209
F5881	5′-AGCCGTCCTACTACTTCTCTCAC-3′	5881–5903
F14165	5′-CAACCACTCCTTTATCGACCTACC-3′	14165–14188
R15144	5′-GGCCTCCGATTCATGTTAAGACTA-3′	15144–15121

^aThe numbering system for each primer is based on rat mitochondrial genome sequences (1–16 300 bp, GenBank accession no. X14848). F represents forward primer, while R represents reverse primer.