Table 4.
Primer sequences used for RT-PCR.
| Gene name | Symbol | Forward primer (5′-3′) | Reverse primer (5′-3′) | Fragment size (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein | Star | CAGGGAGAGGTGGCTATGCA | CCGTGTCTTTTCCAATCCTCTG | 262 bp |
| Cytochrome P450 11A1 | Cyp11a1 | AGATCCCTTCCCCTGGTGACAATG | CGCATGAGAAGAGTATCGACGCATC | 192 bp |
| 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 | Hsd3b1 | CAGGAGAAAGAACTGCAGGAGGTC | GCACACTTGCTTGAACACAGGC | 280 bp |
| 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 | Hsd17b1 | ACTGTGCCAGCAAGTTTGCG | AAGCGGTTCGTGGAGAAGTAG | 310 bp |
| Cytochrome P450 17A1 | Cyp17a1 | CCAGGACCCAAGTGTGTTCT | CCTGATACGAAGCACTTCTCG | 250 bp |
| Claudin 11 | CLDN11 | GCCATCTTGCTGCTGTTGAC | CGGTGGGCACATACAGGAAA | 158 bp |
| Occludin | OCLN | TTGAACTGTGGATTGGCAG | CAAGATAAGCGAACCTTGGC | 90 bp |
| Tight Junction Protein ZO-1 | ZO-1 | GCGGGGTCGGATCGCCTT | AAACCCAGGAGCCCTGTGAA | 289 bp |
| F11 Receptor | F11R | AACTGTAATGGGCACCGAGG | TAGGGAGCTGTGATCTGGCT | 252 bp |
| Ribosomal Protein L19 | Rpl19 | CCTGAAGGTCAAAGG GAAT | GTCTGCCTTCAGCTTGTG GA | 73 bp |