Table 1.

Primer sequences used in this experiment

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
β-actin	5’GGCTGTATTCCCCTCCATCG3’	5’CCAGTTGGTAACAATGCCATGT3’
MAP2	5’AGGAAGCCCAACACAAGGAC3’	5’TTTGTTCTGAGGCTGGCGAT3’
NEFH	5’GGCCAAGACCCCCGTC3’	5’GGCTTCCGGAGACTTCACAT3’
NeuN	5’CCTGGGAACCCATATGCCAAT3’	5’GTGGGGTAGGGGAAACTGGT3’

MAP2: microtubule binding protein; NEFH: neurofilament protein; NeuN: Neuron specific protein.