TABLE 1

Sequences of primers used for semiquantitative RT-PCR


Gene (NCBI GenBank)

Forward Primer

Reverse Primer

Size/Annealing Temperature
bp/°C
Acyl CoA oxidase (AF185048) CTCGCAGACCCAGATGAAAT TCCAAGCCTCGAAGATGAGT 218/60
Albumin (X12422) GCACGAGAAGACACCAGTGA CGAGTGCAGTTTGCTTCTTG 200/62
CPT-I (AF288789) GCATTTGTCCCATCTTTCGT GCACTGGTCCTTCTGGGATA 198/60
Cathepsin B (AJ315560) GGCCTCTATGACTCGCATGT GCAAGTTCCCCTCAAGTCTG 198/60
Dual oxidase 2 (AF547267) GACCCAGCGGCAGTTTGAATGG AGGGCCGCAGCTGAACACTCC 295/64
GAPDH (AF017079) AGGGGCTCTCCAGAACATCATCC TCGCGTGCTCTTGCTGGGGTTGG 446/60
Sodium iodide symporter (AJ487855) AGTCATCAGCGGCCCCCTCCTC ACCGATGCCGTCTGCCGTGTG 456/60
Thyroglobulin (AF165610) CAGTAAGGGCTTCCGTCTTG GGAGCTGCACTGAGGAATGT 198/60
Thyroid hormone receptor α1 (AJ005797) CCAGATGGAAAGCGAAAAAG TGGGATGGAGATTCTTCTGG 199/60
Thyroid peroxidase (X04645) CTGGGCGCCGTGCTCGTCTG ACGCGGGTGGCATCTGACTCTGAC 287/65
Thyroxine-binding globulin (NM214058) GTGGCTTCTTGGGCATGTAT GAACCTCCGGTACAGGTTGA 206/62
Transthyretin (X87846) ATGGTCAAAGTCCTGGATGC TGCCTTCCAGTAGGATTTGG 207/60
TSH receptor (NM214297) GCCTGCCCATGGACACTGAGAC CTGACCCCGGTATGCCTGAGC 422/60
Type I iodothyronine deiodinase (AY533206) CTCTGGGTGCTCTTTCAGGT ATCGGACCTTCAGCACAAAC 199/62
Type II iodothyronine deiodinase (NM001001626)
CTCGGTCATTCTCCTCAAGC
TGCTTCCTTCAGGATTGGAG
200/60