DNA primers used in SYBR green quantitative PCR analysis
| BNP SYBR 5′ | AAGCCATGGCAATGGTTGCAGAGGAT |
| BNP SYBR 3′ | TGCATTGTATTTGCCAACCGTGGTGC |
| CNP SYBR 5′ | GAGCAGTTTCTGGATCGCTACAACGACCTGACCC |
| CNP SYBR 3′ | CTAGCAGCCCAGTCCACTCATTGACCCGATCCTG |
| NPR-A SYBR 5′ | TAACCAGGAGGATGTGGAACCGCACCTACAC |
| NPR-A SYBR 3′ | ATTGTGATGGTTCGTGCGAGGCAGGCTGGG |
| NPR-B SYBR 5′ | AAACCAGGAATCGGGAGAGTATGGGCTTGT |
| NPR-B SYBR 3′ | ATCCTCCACAGCATTCCAGCCAACTCCTTT |
| GAPDH 5′ | AGCATTGACAAGGCCTCTTCCCACAT |
| GAPDH 3′ | ATGCCGAAGTTGTCGTGGATGACCTT |
| BNP SYBR 5′ | AAGCCATGGCAATGGTTGCAGAGGAT |
| BNP SYBR 3′ | TGCATTGTATTTGCCAACCGTGGTGC |
| CNP SYBR 5′ | GAGCAGTTTCTGGATCGCTACAACGACCTGACCC |
| CNP SYBR 3′ | CTAGCAGCCCAGTCCACTCATTGACCCGATCCTG |
| NPR-A SYBR 5′ | TAACCAGGAGGATGTGGAACCGCACCTACAC |
| NPR-A SYBR 3′ | ATTGTGATGGTTCGTGCGAGGCAGGCTGGG |
| NPR-B SYBR 5′ | AAACCAGGAATCGGGAGAGTATGGGCTTGT |
| NPR-B SYBR 3′ | ATCCTCCACAGCATTCCAGCCAACTCCTTT |
| GAPDH 5′ | AGCATTGACAAGGCCTCTTCCCACAT |
| GAPDH 3′ | ATGCCGAAGTTGTCGTGGATGACCTT |