Table 1.

Primer sequence in this study

Gene		Sense primer	Antisense primer
GAPDH	R	5′-AGTGCCAGCCTCGTCTCATA-3′	5′-ACCAGCTTCCCATTCTCAGC-3′
ANP	R	5′-AGTGCGGTGTCCAACACAGA-3′	5′-TCATCTTCTACCGGCATCTTCTC-3′
BNP	R	5′-GCTTTGGGCAGAAGATAGA-3′	5′-CAAGTTTGTGCTGGAAGATAA-3′
β-MHC	R	5′-CCTCGCAATATCAAGGGAAA-3′	5′-TACAGGTGCATCAGCTCCAG-3′
GAPDH	M	5′-CTTCACCACCATGGAGAAGGC-3′	5′-GGCATGGACTGTGGTCATGAG-3′
ANP	M	5′-ATGGGCTCCTTCTCCATCAC-3′	5′-TTATCTTCGGTACCGGAAGCTG-3′
BNP	M	5′-ATGGATCTCCTGAAGGTGCTGTC-3′	5′-CTACAACAACTTCAGTGCGTTAC-3′
β-MHC	M	5′-ATGTGCCGGACCTTGGAAG-3′	5′CCTCGGGTTAGCTGAGAGAGATCA-3′
VEGF	M	5′-GAGGTCAAGGCTTTTGAAGGC-3′	5′-CTGTCCTGGTATTGAGGGTGG-3′
bFGF	M	5′-GGAGAAGAGCGACCCTCACATCAAG-3′	5′-CCAGTTCGTTTCAGTGCCACATACCAA-3′
KDR	M	5′-ACTGCAGTGATTGCCATGTTCT-3′	5′-CAAACAGAAACCCGTGGAGATG-3′

ANP, atriopeptin natriuretic peptide; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP); β-MHC, β-myosin heavy chain; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; bFGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; KDR, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; R, rat; M, mouse