Table 1.

Gene names and primer sequences used for qRT-PCR analysis.

Gene	Primer
CTR-1	Forward Primer: CCCACGAGATGATGATGCCT
	Reverse Primer: AGCCATTTCTCCAGGTGTGTT
CTR-2	Forward Primer: CCGATGCACTTCATCTTCTCAG
	Reverse Primer: GCCAACCTTGATGCCCTCATA
β-actin	Forward Primer: TGGCTCCTAGCACCATGAAG
	Reverse Primer: AAACGCAGCTCAGTAACAGT

CTR-1: copper transporter 1; CTR-2: copper transporter 2; qRT-PCR: quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction.