Table 3.

Gene-specific primers used for qPCR in adrenal and pituitary tissue.

Gene	Accession	Orientation	Primer Sequence (5′ - 3′)	Product Length (bp)
LBR	NM_205342	Forward	GGTGTGGGTTCCATTTGTCTACA	80
		Reverse	CTGCAACCGGCCAAGAAA
MC2R	NM_001031515	Forward	ATTGCCTCACTGCCAACCAG	160
		Reverse	AGCAGGCACAGTAAGGGTTG
StAR	NM_204686.2	Forward	AGTGATGGCCCTTATCTCGGT	103
		Reverse	GGTGGCTGCTACAAACACTGC
HSD3B2	NM_205118.1	Forward	GCCAAAGAGGAGCAAACCAG	203
		Reverse	TTCACCTCAGTCTTGCCCTG
POMC	NM_001031098	Forward	ATTTTACGCTTCCATTTCGC	141
		Reverse	AATGGCTCATCACGTACTTGC
CRHR1	NM_204321	Forward	CCCTGCCCCGAGTATTTCTA	141
		Reverse	CTTGCTCCTCTTCTCCTCACTG
VT4R	NM_001110438	Forward	GGTTGCAGTGTTTTCAGAGTCG	137
		Reverse	CAAGATCCGCACCGTCAAG