Research Article

Copper Super-Dosing Improves Performance of Heat-Stressed Broiler Chickens through Modulation of Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokine Genes

Table 2

List of primers used for expression of interferon interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) genes.

Target genesAccession numberSize (base pair)Forward primer (5′–3′)Reverse primer (5′–3′)

TNF-αCAG​CTG​TGG​GGA​GAA​CAA​AAG​GATTG​GCC​CTT​GAA​GAG​GAC​CTG
IL-6AJ309540254CAA​GGT​GAC​GGA​GGA​GGA​CTGGCGAGGAGGGATTTCT
β-actinGAG​AAA​TTG​TGC​GTG​ACA​TCACCT​GAA​CCT​CTC​ATT​GCC​A