Table 2 List of primers used in this study

Glutamine synthetase

Forward: 5′TCACAGGGACAAATGCCGAG3′

58

362

M96152

Reverse: 5′GTTGATGTTGGAGGTTTCGTGG3′

Vimentin

Forward: 5′AAGGCACTAATGAGTCCCTGGAG3′

56

251

NM031140

Reverse: 5′GTTTGGAAGAGGCAGAGAAATCC3′

CRALBP

Forward: 5′CTGAGTTTGGAGGAATCTTGC3′

54

150

XM217702

Reverse: 5′TGGATTTGGGGGAGAGTTC3′

Clusterin

Forward: 5′CCTCCAGTCCAAGATGCTCAAC3′

58

292

NM_053021

Reverse: 5′TTTCCTGCGGTATTCCTGTAGC3′

Carbonic anhydrase

Forward: 5′TTGCCAATGGAGACCGACAG3′

58

233

NM_019291

Reverse: 5′TGAGCCCCAGTGAAAGTGAAAC3′

Opsin

Forward: 5′CATGCAGTGTTCATGTGGGA 3′

64

422

U22180

Reverse: 5′AGCAGAGGCTGGTGAGCATG 3′

mGluR6

Forward: 5′CACAGCGTGATTGACTACGAG3′

56

317

D13963

Reverse: 5′CTCAGGCTCAGTGACACAGTTAG3′

HPC1

Forward: 5′AAGAGCATCGAGCAGCAGAGCATC3′

60

342

NM016801

Reverse: 5′CATGGCCATGTCCATGAACAT3′

Brn-3b

Forward: 5′GGCTGGAGGAAGCAGAGAAATC 3′

60

141

AF390076

Reverse: 5′TTGGCTGGATGGCGAAGTAG 3′

CD31

Forward: 5′AAGAGCAACTTCCAGACCGTCC 3′

58

222

NM_031591

Reverse: 5′AAGCACCATTTCATCTCCAGACTG 3′

Tyrosinase

Forward: 5′TCAGTCTATGTCATCCCCACAGG3′

56

252

NM_011661

Reverse: 5′GTTCTCATCCCCAGTTAGTTCTCG3′

Nestin

Forward: 5′TGGAGCAGGAGAAGCAAGGTCTAC3′

56

295

NM012987

Reverse: 5′TCAAGGGTATTAGGCAAGGGGG3′

Pax6

Forward: 5′CCATCTTTGCTTGGGAAATCC3′

56

310

NM_013001

Reverse: 5′TCATCCGAGTCTTCTCCATTGG3′

Atoh7

Forward: 5′ATGAAGTCGGCCTGCAAAC3′

55

389

AF_071223

Reverse: 5′GGGTCTACCTGGAGCCTAGC3′

Notch1

Forward: 5′TCTGGACAAGATTGATGGCTACG3′

56

329

NM008714

Reverse: 5′CGTTGACACAAGGGTTGGACTC3′

β-Actin

Forward: 5′GTGGGGCGCCCCAGGCACCA 3′

50

548

XM_037235

Reverse: 5′ CTCCTTAATGTCACGCACGATTTC 3′