Table 1. Rat gene-specific primers.

Gene symbol	Reference sequence	Primer	Sequence (5'-3')	Product size (bp)
ERK1	NM_fifty thousand six hundred and eighty-nine	Forward	TTCCCTGACAGAACATTCCTAAATC	131
		Reverse	CCACATCCAATCACCCACAC
ERK2	NM_one hundred and sixteen thousand five hundred and ninety	Forward	GACACTTGGCATGAAGAGGAAAG	115
		Reverse	GAGGGTGAGGGCAGTATGGA
ER	NM_twenty-four thousand eight hundred and ninety	Forward	GCTTATTGACCAACCTGGCAGAC	130
		Reverse	AGGATCTCCAACCAGGCACAC
PR	NM_twenty-five thousand one hundred and fifty-four	Forward	TCGTACAAGCATGTCAGTGGACAG	105
		Reverse	CATGGTAAGGCACAGCGAGTAGAA
β-actin	NM_eighty-one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two	Forward	CTCTGTGTGGATTGGTGGCT	139
		Reverse	CGCAGCTCAGTAACAGTCCG