Table 1.

Primers designed and used for qRT‐PCR studies

Name of the gene	Forward primer 5′–3’	Reverse primer 5′–3′
Bcl‐2	TACCGTCGTGACTTCGCAGAG	GGCAGGCTGAGCAGGGTCTT
Bcl‐x(K)	ACAAGGAGATGCAGGTATTG	AGAACTACACCAGCCACAGT
p53	CTTCCCGCCATAAAAAAACA	AGCCCTGAAGTCATAAGACAG
caspase‐3	AAGTGACCATGGACAACAAC	CAGTGCTTTTATGGAAGTTCTTA
caspase‐9	ATCATCAACAACGTGAACTTCT	ATGAGAGAGGATGACCACCAC
PPARa	GCAGTGCTGGCTACCTTCAAA	TGGGCTACATCCTCGACTCCT
PPARb	TAGAAGCCATCCAGGACACC	CCGTCTTCTTTAGCCACTG