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Table 1 Primer sequences used in real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

From: Evaluation of the protective effects of icariin on nicotine-induced reproductive toxicity in male mouse –a pilot study

Genes

Forward primer

Reverse primer

Lengths of amplicons (bp)

β-actin

TACTGAGCTGCGTTTTACACC

TCCTGAGTCAAAAGCGCCAA

177

3β-HSD

AGATAATCCTGAATGGCAACGA

TTTGCCCGTACAACCGAGA

245

17β-HSD

TGGGTGCTGTGTTGGATGTG

TGGCACAGTACACTTCGTGG

153

StAR

TGCGCTTAAATCTCCTAGCTC

TGGCTATCCTTCTGTGTAGACC

195

SOD1

AAGCGGTGAACCAGTTGTGT

CCGGGCCACCATGTTTCTTA

152

SOD2

AGGAGAGTTGCTGGAGGCTA

TAGTAAGCGTGCTCCCACAC

228

SOD3

GAGAAGATAGGCGACACGCA

GAGAACCAAGCCGGTGATCT

156

GPx1

ACAGTCCACCGTGTATGCC

CGTTCATCTCGGTGTAGTCCC

146

  1. β-actin, Beta-actin; 3β-HSD, 3Beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; 17β-HSD, 17Beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; StAR, steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; SOD1, cytoplasmic superoxide dismutase 1; SOD2, mitochondrial superoxide dismutase 2; SOD3, extracellular superoxide dismutase 3; GPx1, Glutathione peroxidase 1