Table 1. Primers used for PCR.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
UCP3	5'-CCTCTACGACTCTGTCAAGC-3'	5'-GACTCTACCACTGGATACT-3'
GLUT4	5'-CTGTATTCTCAGCTGTGCTTG-3'	5'-GTAACGAAGACCGATAGTGTC-3'
GAPDH	5'-ACCAGGTTGTCTCCTGTGAC-3'	5'-GCTCTCAGTATCCTTGCTGG-3'

Abbreviations: UCP3= uncoupling protein, GLUT4= glucose transporter 4, GAPDH= glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.