Table 1.

Primer pairs designed for the genes used in this study.

	Gene	Primer pair sequences (5${}^{\prime }$–3${}^{\prime }$)	Amplification
			length (bp)
DNA level	IGF1R-P1	1F: GACTATGGCACCAGTGTTTGT	171
		1R: CCTTGAGGCTATCGCTGTATT
	BTF3	2F: CAAGAAGACTCATTCCTT	109
		2R: CACAAGCACATTATTCAC
mRNA level	IGF1R-P2	3F: CTCAAGGACGGAGTCTTCACC	106
		3R: CATTGGACAGGCCCTGATAC
	$\mathit{\beta }$-actin	4F: CTTCCTGGGCATGGAATCCTG	103
		4R: CAGCACCGTGTTGGCGTAG

Note: F – forward primer; R – reverse primer.