Table 1 Primer sequences and amplicon sizes for both the PCR and qPCR experiments.

NOS^a

T7 + gtattcgattgccgtcaggt

T7 + gcaggacatcaaacatcgtg

332 bp

Mouse keratin^a

T7 + ggggtctcctctctggaaac

T7 + attagcagccgtggaagaga

275 bp

NP1^a

T7 + tttgctgcagtgggtgtaag

T7 + agttgcccgacgttacatct

380 bp

NP2^a

T7 + gccgtgaccattctctgtct

T7 + tcacggcgcttttaactttt

548 bp

NP3^a

T7 + tggaaccgtactcagctttg

T7 + gcgtttttaaccgttgcact

566 bp

NP4^a

T7 + cgtagccattctgtgcctgt

T7 + gcagatacggcgcttttaac

547 bp

α-tubulin^b

tttcctcgatcactgcttcc

cggaaataactggggcataa

129 bp

NOS^b

acgaagattggcgatactgg

gcgtacagagatggtgcaga

151 bp

NP2^b

catatgtttgcgggaaggat

atcgtactggcacccaagat

163 bp