Table A1.

Sequences of primers used in the q-RT-PCR reaction.

Gene	Primers Sequence (5′-3′)	Product Size (bp)	EMBL Accession Number
ACTB *	F: ACAGAGCCTCGCCTTTGC	118	NM_001101.3
	R: GAAGCCGGCCTTGCACAT
PGR	F: GAGCACTGGATGCTGTTGCT	66	NM_001202474.3
	R: GGCTTAGGGCTTGGCTTTC
MPRA	F: TGCCCTGCTGTGTGATCTTA	113	NM_178422.5
	R: ATAGCTGAGGCTCCTGGATG
MPRB	F: CGGTTGCATACCCTGTCCTG	152	NM_133367.4
	R: ATCTTGGGAAGCCCATCCTC
MPRG	F: ATTGTCCCAAGGCCTCAGAT	108	NM_001104554.1
	R: ATGCCATTCCAGTCAAATCC
PGRMC1	F: TGCCTGGATAAGGAAGCACT	120	NM_006667.4
	R: GCCCACGTGATGATACTTGA
PGRMC2	F: ATGGGAAAGTCTTCGACGTG	106	NM_006320.4
	R: CAAAATGTGGCCAGTCCTCT
ESR1	F: CGCTACTGTGCAGTGTGCAAT	64	NM_000125
	R: CCTCACAGGACCAGACTCCATAA
ESR2	F: GGTTCAAAGAGGGA TGCTCACT	59	NM_001291 723.1
	R: TGATATCCCGATGCGTAATCG
CYP19A1	F: ACCCTTCTGCGTCGTGTCA	240	NM_000103
	R: TCTGTGGAAATCCTGCGTCT
PRL	F: GACCCTTCGAGACCTGTTTG	104	NM_000948.6
	R: GGCCATGGGTATACCGTTTAT
PRLR	F: CTCAGCCTACATCCAGGACAG	130	NM_000949.7
	R: CGGTTGTATCATTCATGGTG

* Housekeeping gene.