Table I.

Sequences of primers used for reverse transcription-quantitative PCR.

Gene	Sequence (5′→3′)	Product size (bp)
β-actin	F: GCGTCCACCCGCGAGTACAA	118
	R: ACATGCCGGAGCCGTTGTCG
NDUFA1	F: TGCTGCCGGAAGAGCGGTGA	189
	R: TCCTTGCCCCCGTTGGTGAACT
NDUFA2	F: ACTGAGGACTGAACAAGCCCACCA	223
	R: GCGACATCCCAGCGGGTAGC
NDUFA13	F: CTACTGGAGAATAATGAGGTGGAAC	175
	R: CCAGTTGGGCACATCTTTCA
Mn-SOD	F: GTGTCTGTGGGAGTCCAAGG	149
	R: TGCTCCCACACATCAATCCC
PGC-1α	F: GGGGCACATCTGTTCTTCCA	156
	R: GCTTGACTGGGATGACCGAA
NRF1	F: ACACAGCATAGCCCATCTCG	226
	R: GGTCATTTCACCGCCCTGTA
NRF2	F: AGCAAGACTTGGGCCACTTA	112
	R: TCTGGCTTCTTGCTCTTGGG

NDUF, NADH: Ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit; Mn-SOD, manganese superoxide dismutase; PGC-1α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α; NRF, nuclear respiratory factor.