TABLE 1

Primers Used for RT-PCR Analysis

Specificity	Primer	`Sequence (5′-3′)`	Expected size (bp)
sst₁	M1-F817	`-gtgatgatggtggtgatggt-`	259
	M1-R1075	`-tcagggcagtggcatagtag-`
sst₂	M2-F694	`-atcatcaaggtgaagtcctctg-`	376
	M2-R1069	`-gggtctccgtggtctcatt-`
sst₃	M3-F732	`-ctcgtgtcagtgggtacagg-`	297
	M3-R1028	`-cgacgtgatggtcttagcag-`
sst₄	M4-F1317	`-ctaggactggctccaaggac-`	299
	M4-R1615	`-agaccgacacagagggaaac-`
sst₅	M5-F722	`-gctcagaacgcaaggtgact-`	268
	M5-R989	`-gcatcctccacaccgtatc-`
Somatostatin	MSS15F	`-gatgctgtcctgccgtct-`	290
	MSS304R	`-ccattgctgggttcgagt-`
hprt	MHP513F	`-tgttggatacaggccagactt-`	228
	MHP740R	`-ggccacaggactagaacacc-`

Position vs. stopcodon.