Table 1.

Primer sequences for rt-PCR.

Gene	Sybr-Labelled Probe Sequence
β -actin	Forward Primer: 5′-GATCTTGATCTTCATGGTGCTAGG-3′ Reverse Primer: 5′-TTGTAACCAACTGGGACCATATGG-3′
Col1 a 1	Forward Primer: 5′-CGTATCACCAAACTCAGAAG-3′ Reverse Primer: 5′-GAAGCAAAGTTTCCTCCAAG-3′
Col4 a 1	Forward Primer: 5′-TTCTCTTCTGCAACATCAAG-3′ Reverse Primer: 5′-GAATCTGAATGGTCTGACTC-3′

Col: collagen.