Table 1.

Forward and reverse primers and amplicon length used for qPCR analysis.

Gene	NCBI accession no.	Forward	Reverse	Product size (bp)
KIT	NM_001044525.1	TTCTCGTGTCCAATGCTGATG	TCGGTGCCTGGACAGAAATAC	166
PON3	NM_001044604.1	CAATGGGATCACAGTCTCATCAG	TGCCCAAATATCTCCCGTATC	178
SAA3∗	NM_001044552.1	CTCAAGGAAGCTGGTCAAGG	GGACATTCTCTCTGGCATCG	178
RPL32	NM_001001636.1	AGCCCAAGATCGTCAAAAAG	TGTTGCTCCCATAACCAATG	165

^∗Olsen et al. (2013).