Table 3.

qRT-PCR primers for antioxidant defense genes.

SOD1	Fr 5′-CAAGCGGTGAACCAGTTGTG-3′
	Rv 5′-TGAGGTCCTGCACTGGTAC-3′
SOD2	Fr 5′-GCCTGCACTGAAGTTCAATG-3′
	Rv 5′-ATCTGTAAGCGACCTTGCTC-3′
Catalase	Fr 5′-ACCCTCTTATACCAGTTGGC-3′
	Rv 5′-GCATGCACATGGGGCCATCA-3′
GSTP1	Fr 5′-ATGCCACCATACACCATTGTC-3′
	Rv 5′-GGGAGCTGCCCATACAGAC-3′
PGC-1α	Fr 5′-CTCCCTGTGGATGAAGACGG-3′
	Rv 5′-GCAAATCACAATCACAGGAT-3′

SOD, Superoxide dismutase; GSTP, Glutathione S-transferase Pi; PGC-1a, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha.