Table 1. RT-qPCR primer sequences.

RT-qPCR: Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; NAMPT: Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase

Gene	Forward	Reverse	Reference
NAMPT	5'-GCCAGCAGGGAATTTTGTTA-3'	5'-TGATGTGCTGCTTCCAGTTC-3'	[20]
NANOG	5'-CATGAGTGTGGATCCAGCTTG-3'	5'-CCTGAATAAGCAGATCCATGG-3'	[21]
p16	5'-CTGTCCTGCGTGTTGAAAGA-3'	5'-TTGGGTAATTTTTGGGATCTACA-3'	[22]