Table 2.

Primers used for RT-qPCR of genes involved in the metabolism of BAT.

Gene name	Forward primer	Reverse primer
Prdm16	5′-ATGGGCTTTGACCATACCCG-3′	5′-TCGGCTCCAAAGCTAACAGG-3′
PGC1α	5′-GCACGCAGCCCTATTCATTG-3′	5′-TGAGTCTCGACACGGAGAGT-3′
PPARγ	5′-TGAAAGAAGCGGTGAACCACTG-3′	5′-TGGCATCTCTGTGTCAACCATG-3′
AdipoQ	5′-TCCCAATGTACCCATTCGCT-3′	5′-AGAGTCCCGGAATGTTGCAG-3′
Fabp4	5′-CCTTCAAACTGGGCGTGGAA-3′	5′-CCCCGCCATCTAGGGTTATG-3′
GLUT4	5′-GCTCTGACCGATGGGGAACC-3′	5′-AAACTGAAGGGAGCCAAGCA-3′
UCP1	5′-AGTACCCAAGCGTACCAAGC-3′	5′-GACCCGAGTCGCAGAAAGA-3′
Leptin	5′-TTCACACACGCAGTCGGTAT-3′	5′-GAAGTCCAAGCCAGTGACCC-3′
Ob-Rb	5′-CCCCCACTGAAAGACAGCTT-3′	5′-TTCACATCCCCGAAGACTGC-3′