Table 1 Primers used for real-time PCR

Rat-Cx43-AS

GGGCACAGACACGAATATGAT

Rat-CX32-S

CCAGGGCTCAAGGTTATTGA

Rat-CX32-AS

TCTCCATCCACAGTGCAGAG

Rat-Afp-S

ACCTGACAGGGAAGATGGTG

Rat-Afp-AS

GCAGTGGTTGATACCGGAGT

Rat-Alb-S

AATTGGCAACAGACCTCACC

Rat-Alb-AS

GCACTGGCTTATCACAGCAA

Rat-CYP1B1-S

CCCGTGGTGGTGCTGAAT

Rat-CYP1B1-AS

AAAGAGGCGAAGGGAGGC

Rat-CK18-S

TTTGCGAATTCTGTGGACAA

Rat-CK18-AS

ACCTCGTGATGTTGGTGTCA

Rat-CK19-S

CCACACTACGCAGATCCAGA

Rat-CK19-AS

ATGCTGAGCTGAGACTGCAA

Rat-Hnf1a-S

ACCAGTCCCACAGTGTCCTC

Rat-Hnf1a-AS

GCCATCTGGGTGGAGATAAA

Rat-Hnf4a-S

AAATGTGCAGGTGTTGACCA

Rat-Hnf4a-AS

CACGCTCCTCCTGAAGAATC

Rat-Ggt4-S

GTCACCAACTTCAACTCTGC

Rat- Ggt4-AS

CCTTATCACTGTTTACCTCGG

Rat-Hnf6-S

GAAAATAAGCGTCCGTCCAAAG

Rat-Hnf6-AS

CTGGCATTCATGAAGAAGTTGC

Rat-GAPDH-S

TGCCACTCAGAAGACTGTGG

Rat-GAPDH-AS

TTCAGCTCTGGGATGACCTT