Table 1 Function, symbol and name of HKGs in this study.

From: Selection of suitable reference genes for normalization of quantitative RT-PCR in peripheral blood samples of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Function

Gene

Name

Carbohydrate

GAPDH

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

Metabolism

PGK1

Phosphoglycerate kinase 1

 

LDHA

Lactate dehydrogenase A

 

LDHB

Lactate dehydrogenase B

Ribosomal Protein

RPS9

Ribosomal protein S9

 

RPL4

Ribosomal protein L4

 

RPL8

Ribosomal protein L8

 

RPL18

Ribosomal protein L18

 

RPS18

Ribosomal protein S18

MHC

B2M

β-2-microglobin

Transporter

TFRC

Transferrin receptor

Cytoskeleton

ACTB

β-actin

Citric Acid Cycle

SDHA

Succinate dehydrogenase subunit A

Signal

YWHAZ

Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein zeta

Others

HPRT1

Hypoxantine phosphoribosyltransferase 1