Table 2 Primers used for quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR)

Gene Sequences Product size (bp) Accession number
β-actin F ATCACACCTTCTACAACGAGC 122 HQ007251
β-actin R GAAGGTCTCGAACATGATCTGG
GH F GACTGTTCTCCATCGCTGTC 83 AY326406
GH R CAGACTGCTCTCAAAGTCGG
GHR F TCAAACCATACACCCTCAGC 133 EF052273
GHR R CTGTACCACTGTGTAGTCTGC
IGF1 F ATGTAGGGAAGGTGCGAATG 123 AB902571
IGF1 R CCTTTGTCAGCATCCTCTTTG