Simvastatin protects auditory hair cells from gentamicin-induced toxicity and activates Akt signaling in vitro

BMC Neuroscience

Table 1 Primer sequences used for HMG-CoA reductase and β-actin.

Gene	Primer name	Sequence 5' → 3'	Annealing temperature	Exons	Product length
HMG-CoA reductase	Forward	TGTTCAAGGGGCGTGCAAAGACAA	63	17	202 bp
	Reverse	TCAAGCTGCCTTCTTGGTGCATGT		18
β-actin	Forward	ACGGTCAGGTCATCACTATCGGCA	58	3	208 bp
	Reverse	ATCCTGTCAGCAATGCCTGGGT		4

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