Table 1 List of primers and conditions employed for PCR

ERα

FP 5' gag aca tga gag ctg cca ac 3'

RP 5' cca aga gca agt tag gag ca 3'

AQP-1

FP 5' cag cat ctt ccg tgc cct cat gta 3'

RP 5' cat act cct cca cct ggc cgc tgg 3'

Na⁺-K⁺ ATPase-α1

FP 5' aaa ctt agc ctt gat gag ctt 3'

RP 5' tcc atg atc ttt gaa ctt tta 3'

GAPDH

FP 5' gga gtc aac gga ttt ggt 3'

RP 5' gtg atg gga ttt cca ttg at 3'