Table 1 Nucleotide sequence of the PCR primers

Oct4

5′GGCGTTCTCTTTGGAAAGGTGTTC3′

5′CTCGAACCACATCCTTCTCT3′

E-cadherin

5′AAACTTGGGGACAGCAACATCAG3′

5′TCTTTTGGTTTGCAGAGACAGGG3′

CXCR4

5′CGGGATGAAAACGTCCATTT3′

5′ATGACCAGGATCACCAATCCA3′

Ngn3

5′TGGCACTCAGCAAACAGCGA3′

5′ACCCAGAGCCAGACAGGTCT3′

Isl1

5′AGATATGGGAGACATGGGCGAT3′

5′ACACAGCGGAAACACTCGATG3′

Foxa2

5′ACCTGAGTCCGAGTCTGACC3′

5′GGCACCTTGAGAAAGCAGTC3′

Pax4

5′AAATGGCGCAGGCAAGAGAA3′

5′ATGAGGAGGCCACAGGA3′

Pax6

5′CAGTCACAGCGGAGTGAATC3′

5′CGCTTCAGCTGAAGTCGCAT3′

Glucagon

5′ACTCACAGGGCACATTCACC3′

5′CCAGTTGATGAAGTCCCTGG3′

Insulin 1

5′CCAGCTATAATCAGAGACCA3′

5′GTGTAGAAGAAGCCACGCT3′

Insulin 2

5′TCCGCTACAATCAAAAACCAT3′

5′GCTGGGTAGTGGTGGGTCTA3′

PC2/3

5′AGAGATTCCATTGTGTGGGA3′

5′CAAAATGGACTTGGTGCCCA3′

18S rRNA

5′TAACGAACGAGACTCTGGCAT3′

5′CGGACATCTAAGGGCATCACAG3′