Research Article

(−)-Epicatechin Prevents Blood Pressure Increase and Reduces Locomotor Hyperactivity in Young Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Table 1

Primer pairs used to amplify selected genes.

GenesForward (sense) primerReverse (antisense) primerTemp

eNOSCCC ACA GTC TGG TTG CTTCA CCG TGC CCA TGA GT57°C
iNOSTGG AGG TGC TGG AAG AGT TGGA GGA GCT GAT GGA GTA GT57°C
nNOSCGC TAC GCG GGC TAC AAG CAGCA CGT CGA AGC GGC CTC TT60°C
β-actinAAT CGT GCG TGA CAT CAA AGATG CCA CAG GAT TCC ATA CC57°C
p22phoxCAG GCA TAT ACC CGC TAC CTTCT GTC ACC CTG TGC TTG AC60°C