Table 3
Nucleotide sequences of the primers used to assay gene expression by real-time PCR

Target genes

Forward (5′–3′)

Reverse (5′–3′)

GenBank accession no.

Pax-7

TCCAGCTCGTCTATCTGCAG

TAAACAGGTCTGAGGCTGGG

XM_005459001.3

Igf–I

CACCCTCTCACTACTGCTGT

CACAGTACATCTCAAGGCGC

EU272149.1

Igf–II

TGTTTCCGTAGCTGTGACCT

ACTTCACGGTCACATGTTGC

EU272150.1

GH

CTGGTTGAGTCCTGGGAGTT

CAGGTGGTTAGTCGCATTGG

KT387598.1

Psna-α 5

TGTCTGGCTGTGGAGAAGAG

ATCTTCCTCCCCAAACTGCA

XM_003441520.3

Capn-3

TCCAGTTCTGGCGTTATGGT

CCACCAGTGAAGTCCTCCAT

XM_005477402.2

MyoD

GCCGGATATCTCTTTCCCCA

AGGAAGGGGAGGATGAGGAT

FJ907953.1

MyoG

TCCTAGGGAAGCTGGGATCT

CGGTACCTGTCACTCCAACT

NM_001279526.1

β-Actin

TAATAACAGAACGCAGCGCC

AGTGCGGCGATTTCATCTTC

EU887951.1