Table 2. Primers used for quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) for reproduction and/or salinity related genes of eel pituitary cell
| Gene | | Primer sequence | Product size |
| β-actin | F | GAGACCTTCAACACCCCAG | 95 |
| R | CCAGAGTCCATCACAATACCAG |
| LHβ | F | GATCCCCATGTGACTTTCCC | 72 |
| R | GCAGTCAGACGTGTCCATG |
| FSHβ | F | CTCGCCAACATCTCCATCTC | 99 |
| R | AGAATCCTGGGTGAAGCAC |
| pgrl | F | GGGTAGTGACAGTGAGATTTGG | 116 |
| R | CAGCCCAAGACAAATTTTCGG |
| PRL | F | GATTCACAAGATTGGCTCCTC | 143 |
| R | TTGTCGATTTTGTGGGAGTC |
| drd4 | F | CGGATTTGGGACTGTACTTCTG | 92 |
| R | TCGCTTGAGTGATATACGCAC |
| NPBWR2 | F | AGTTGTATGCCTTCGGTTCC | 126 |
| R | TCAATCCCACGGCACATATG |
| rxfp3-2b | F | GTAATCTGTCCGCAACCAAAAG | 102 |
| R | GACTGACAATAAAGTTCACGGTG |
LHβ, luteinizing hormone; FSHβ, follicle stimulating hormone; pgrl, progesterone receptor-like; PRL, prolactin; drd4, dopamine receptor D4; NPBWR2, neuropeptide B/W receptor 2; rxfp3-2b, relaxin family peptide receptor 3-2b.