Table 1. List of primers used in the present study.

Gene	Protein	Direction	Sequences	bp
(Glut-1) Slc2a1	Glucose transporter type 1, erythrocyte/brain	5′>	GCTCGGGTATCGTCAACACG	97
		>3′	ATGCCAGCCAGACCAATGAG
Hk1	Hexokinase type 1	5′>	TGGATGGGACGCTCTACAAA	100
		>3′	GACAGGAGGAAGGACACGGTA
Pfkl	Phospho-fructokinase, liver, b-type	5′>	CAGCCACCATCAGCAACAAT	90
		>3′	TGCGGTCACAACTCTCCATT
Phgdh	Phospho-glycerate dehydrogenase	5′>	CTGAACGGGAAGACACTGGGAA	138
		>3′	AACACCAAAGGAGGCAGCGA
G6pdx	Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase X-linked	5′>	GACTGTGGGCAAGCTCCTCAA	77
		>3′	GCTAGTGTGGCTATGGGCAGGT
Me1	NADP +-dependent malic enzyme	5′>	GGAGTTGCTCTTGGGGTAGTGG	143
		>3′	CGGATGGTGTTCAAAGGAGGA
Ldha	L-lactate dehydrogenase a	5′>	AAAGGCTGGGAGTTCATCCA	96
		>3′	CGGCGACATTCACACCACT
Ldhb	L-lactate dehydrogenase b	5′>	GCGAGAACTGGAAGGAGGTG	145
		>3′	GGGTGAATCCGAGAGAGGTTT
Pdk4	Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isoenzyme 4	5′>	CTGCTCCAACGCCTGTGAT	142
		>3′	GCATCTGTCCCATAGCCTGA
Pck1	Phosphoenol-pyruvate carboxykinase, cytosolic	5′>	CGGGTGGAAAGTTGAATGTG	142
		>3′	AATGGCGTTCGGATTTGTCT
Mct1	Monocarboxylate transporter	5′>	CCCAGAGGTTCTCCAGTGCT	133
		>3′	ACGCCACAAGCCCAGTATGT
Cpt1b	Carnitine O-palmitoleoyl-transferase 1, muscle isoform	5′>	TGCTTGACGGATGTGGTTCC	152
		>3′	GTGCTGGAGGTGGCTTTGGT
Gpd1	Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase	5′>	CTGGAGAAAGAGATGCTGAACG	113
		>3′	GCGGTGAACAAGGGAAACTT
Gpam	Glycerol-3-phosphate acyl-transferase, mitochondrial	5′>	GGTGAGGAGCAGCGTGATT	129
		>3′	GTGGACAAAGATGGCAGCAG
Pgp	Phosphoglycolate phosphatase	5′>	CCTGGACACAGACATCCTCCT	100
		>3′	TTCCTGATTGCTCTTCACATCC
Gk	Glycerol kinase	5′>	ACTTGGCAGAGACAAACCTGTG	74
		>3′	ACCAGCGGATTACAGCACCA
Aqp7	Aquaporin 7	5′>	ACAGGTCCCAAATCCACTGC	127
		>3′	CCGTGATGGCGAAGATACAC
CD36	Platelet glycoprotein 4 [fatty acid transporter]	5′>	TGGTCCCAGTCTCATTTAGCC	154
		>3′	TTGGATGTGGAACCCATAACTG
Acaca	Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1	5′>	AGGAAGATGGTGTCCGCTCTG	145
		>3′	GGGGAGATGTGCTGGGTCAT
Fas	Fatty acid synthase	5′>	CCCGTTGGAGGTGTCTTCA	117
		>3′	AAGGTTCAGGGTGCCATTGT
Acly	ATP citrate lyase	5′>	TGTGCTGGGAAGGAGTATGG	137
		>3′	GCTGCTGGCTCGGTTACAT
Lpl	Lipoprotein lipase	5′>	TGGCGTGGCAGGAAGTCT	116
		>3′	CCGCATCATCAGGAGAAAGG
(Hsl) Lipe	Lipase, hormone sensitive	5′>	TCCTCTGCTTCTCCCTCTCG	108
		>3′	ATGGTCCTCCGTCTCTGTCC
(Atgl) Pnpla2	Adipose triacylglycerol lipase	5′>	CACCAACACCAGCATCCAAT	120
		>3′	CGAAGTCCATCTCGGTAGCC
Arbp	0S acidic ribosomal phospho-protein PO [housekeeping gene]	5′>	CCTTCTCCTTCGGGCTGAT	122
		>3′	CACATTGCGGACACCCTCTA