Table 1 Primers for PCR amplification of each gene studied

ACO

5′-TC TCT GTG GTT GCT GTG GAG TCA-3′

5′-TC GGA TGC TTC CTT CTC CAA GGT-3′

CPT-1b

5′-CAA ACA TCA CTG CCC AAG CTT-3′

5′-GGC CGC ACA GAA TCC AAG T-3′

PGC-1α

5′-CA AAG CTG AAG CCC TCT TGC-3′

5′-GTT TAG TCT TCC TTT CCT CGT GTC C-3′

PPAR-α

5′-GCT ACT TCG AGT CCC CTT GAG-3′

5′-CCA GCG TCG CTT CAG TTC C-3′

CD36

5′-GGT GTG CTC AAC AGC CTT ATC-3′

5′-TTA TGG CAA CCT TGC TTA TG-3′

TFAM

5′-CAC GAG CCC TGG AGT ACC C-3′

5′-CCA CAT TCC CCG GAA CAG C-3′

COX-2

5′-AAC AAT TCT CCC AGC TGT CAT TC-3′

5′-AGT CAA AGC ATA GGT CTT CAT AGT C-3′

UCP₃

5′-TAC ACC TCC TGA CCT TGG CTA G-3′

5′-CTG TTG TGG GAG GCA CTT CTG-3′

18S

5′-GTG GGC CTG CGG CTT AAT-3′

5′-GCC AGA GTC TCG TTC GTT ATC-3′