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.