Primer Sequence (5’-3’) Annealing Oct4 F R AGCTGCTGAAGCAGAAGAGG GGTTCTCATTGTTGTCGGCT 61°C Oct-4A  F R AACCGTCCCTAGGTGAGCCG CCCACCTGGAGGCCCTTGGAA 63°C Sca-1 F R AGAGGAAGTTTTATCTGTGCAGCCC TCCACAATAACTGCTGCCTCCTGA 66°C Gfra F R GGCCTACTCGGGACTGATTGG GGGAGGAGCAGCCATTGATTT 58°C Prohibitin F R GTGGCGTACAGGACATTGTG AGCTCTCGCTGGGTAATCAA 58°C Protamine F R GGCCACCACCACCACAGACACAGGCG TTAGTGATGGTGCCTCCTACATTTCC 66°C Gapdh F R GTCCCGTAGACAAAATGGTGA TGCATTGCTGACAATCTTGAG 58°C Dazl F R GTGTGTCGAAGGGCTATGGAT ACAGGCAGCTGATATCCAGTG 61°C

Table 1: Primer sequences for various transcripts used in the study.