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Table 1 Primers used for quantitative real-time RT-PCR

From: Effect of testosterone deficiency on cholesterol metabolism in pigs fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet

Gene

Primer sequences (5′-3′)

Gen bank accession no.

LDLR

Forward

TCCAAGAGAAAGGCTCCAAG

NM_001206354.2

Reversed

CTCCGTCACCAGCGAGTAG

SREBP2

Forward

GATGGGCAGCAGAGTTCC

XM_005658510.1

Reversed

ACAGCAGCAGGTCACAGGT

LXRα

Forward

AGATGTCCTTGTGGGTGGAG

NM_001101814.1

Reversed

CAGAGACTGGCTGCTTGC

HMGCR

Forward

ACAGAAGCGATGGTTGAGGT

NM_001122988.1

Reversed

AGATGGCAGTCACGATGTTG

CYP7A1

Forward

GAATGACACCCTCTCCACCT

NM_001005352.2

Reversed

GGAATAAGCACCAGAAAGTCG

PCSK9

Forward

GAACCTGGAGCGGATTCTC

XM_003356453.2

Reversed

CACTTTGGATGCTGGTGTCT

β-Actin

Forward

ACTGGGACGACATGGAGAAGA

DQ178122

Reversed

TTGGCTTTGGGGTTCAGG

  1. LDLR, low-density lipoprotein receptor; SREBP2, sterol regulatory element binding protein 2; LXRα, liver X receptor alpha; HMGCR, 3-hydroxy-3-methylgutaryl coenzyme A reductase; CYP7A1, cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase; PCSK9, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9; β-Actin, beta-actin.