Table 1.

Primers used to amplify heat shock proteins transcripts of interest by qRT-PCR. Forward (Fwd) and reverse (Rev) primers

Hsp60	Fwd Rev	5′- GTCACCATGGGTCCAAAGGGC -3′ 5′- TTCTTTGGCAATAGAACGGGC -3′	98.7%	61.0 °C
Hsp70	Fwd Rev	5′- GACGAGAAGCAAAGGCAAAG -3′ 5′- CCAATGAGTTGCTGTCTAACCA -3′	108.9%	58.6 °C
Hsp90	Fwd Rev	5′- GACCTTGTAAACAACTTGGGT -3′ 5′- ACACCAAACTGTACCAATCAT -3’	101.9%	64.0 °C
Hsp Beta-1	Fwd Rev	5′- GAAGAGATTGTAGTTAAAACC -3′ 5′- TTAGTGTTGAATTGGAATAAG -3′	95.9%	61.0 °C
α-tubulin	Fwd Rev	5′- GARTTCCARACCAACTTGGT -3′ 5′- GCCATGTAWTTGCCGTGSCG -3′	104.4%	55.0 °C