... 5¢-TGTAGTTTCATGGA TGCCACAG-3¢; Akt-1 forward, 5¢ -A ACGGACTTCGGGCTGTG-3¢; Akt-1 reverse, 5¢-TTGTCCTCCAGCACCTCAGG-3¢; CD36 forward, 5¢-TCCAGCCAATGCCTTTGC-3¢; CD36 reverse, 5¢-TGGAGATTAC A BEF G CDFig. ... gene, was used as an internal control. The targetmRNA was normalized against actin in the same sample. The PCR primers were as follows: actin forward, 5¢-GAAATCGTGCGTGACATCAAAG-3¢; actin reverse, ... adipocyteFEBS Journal 277 (2010) 687–696 ª 2009 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2009 FEBS 693TTTTTCAGTGCAGAA-3¢; aP2 forward, 5¢-AAAGACAGCTCCTCCTCGAAGGTT-3¢; and aP2 reverse, 5¢-TGACCAAATCCCCATTTACGC-3¢....