Table 5.

Primer sequences for measurement of mtDNA damage.

Fragment Name	Forward Primer 5′–3′	Reverse Primer 5′–3′	Length Fragment
Short	ACGAGGGTCCAACTGTCTCTTA	AGCTCCATAGGGTCTTCTCGT	97 bp
12–16s (1st)	TAAATTTCGTGCCAGCCACC	ATGCTACCTTTGCACGGTCA	1739 bp
16s-Nd1 (2nd)	ACGAGGGTCCAACTGTCTCTTA	CCGGCTGCGTATTCTACGTT	1326 bp
Nd1-Nd2 (3th)	CTAGCAGAAACAAACCGGGC	TTAGGGCTTTGAAGGCTCGC	1675 bp
Nd5 (4th)	TCATTCTTCTACTATCCCCAATCC	TGGTTTGGGAGATTGGTTGATG	1942 bp
Nd6-CytB (5th)	CCCCAATCCCTCCTTCCAAC	GGTGGGGAGTAGCTCCTTCTT	1732 bp
D-loop (6th)	AAGAAGGAGCTACTCCCCACC	GTTGACACGTTTTACGCCGA	1308 bp