Table 1.
The DNA sequences of primers used in this study: ZnT1, zinc transporter 1; ZnT5, zinc transporter 5; ZnT7, zinc transporter 7; ZIP1, zinc transport protein 1; ZIP4, zinc transport protein 4; ZIP6, zinc transport protein 6; ZIP9, zinc transport protein 9.
| Analyte | Organ | Forward Primer (5′–3′) | Reverse Primer (5′–3′) | Base Pair | GI Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZnT1 | duodenum | GGTAACAGAGCTGCCTTAACT | GGTAACAGAGCTGCCTTAACT | 105 | 54109718 |
| ZnT5 | duodenum | TGGTTGGTATCTGTGCCTTTAG | GGCTGTGTCCATGGTAAGATT | 99 | 56555150 |
| ZnT7 | duodenum | GGAAGATGTCAGGATGGTTCA | CGAAGGACAAATTGAGGCAAAG | 87 | 56555152 |
| ZIP1 | duodenum | TGCCTCAGTTTCCCTCAC | GGCTCTTAAGGGCACTTCT | 144 | XM_015298606.1 |
| ZIP4 | duodenum | TCTCCTTAGCAGACAATTGAG | GTGACAAACAAGTAGGCGAAAC | 95 | 107050877 |
| ZIP6 | duodenum | GCTACTGGGTAATGGTGAAGAA | GCTGTGCCAGAACTGTAGAA | 99 | 66735072 |
| ZIP9 | duodenum | CTAAGCAAGAGCAGCAAAGAAG | CATGAACTGTGGCAACGTAAAG | 100 | 237874618 |
| Δ6-desaturase | liver | GGCGAAAGTCAGCCTATTGA | AGGTGGGAAGATGAGGAAGA | 93 | 261865208 |
| 18S | duodenum, liver | GCAAGACGAACTAAAGCGAAAG | TCGGAACTACGACGGTATCT | 100 | 7262899 |