Table 2

 Primers used to amplify the five somatostatin receptors (SSTRs)

ReceptorForward primerReverse primerAccession No
SSTR15′-AGACGGCCACCAACATCTAC-3′’5′-GCACGTAGCACAGGCAGATA-3′M 81829
SSTR25′-GACAAGCAATGCAGTCCTCA-3′5′-CTGTGTACCAAGCCCCAGAT-3′AF 184174
SSTR35′-TCTGCTACCTGCTCATCGTG-3′’5′-TTGAAGCGGTAGGAGAGGAA-3′M 96738
SSTR45′-AAGCTCATCAACCTGGGCGTG-3′5′-GGGTTCTGGTTGCAGGGCTTC-3′XM 009594
SSTR55′-CTCTCTCTGGACCTTGTGCC-3′’5′-ACGAGCAAACAGGTACGCTT-3′U 18976