Table 2.

The applied PCR primer sequences

	Forward primer sequence (5’-3’)	Reverse primer sequence (5’-3’)
Osteocalcin (OC)	AAGAGACCCAGGCGCTACCT	AACTCGTCACAGTCCGGATTG
Bone sialoprotein (BSP)	AACGAAAGCGAAGCAGAA	TCTGCCTCTGTGCTGTTGGT
Osteopontin (OPN)	TGGAAAGCGAGGAGTTGAATG	CATCCAGCTGACTCGTTTCATAA
Osteoprotegerin (OPG)	GTCAAGCAGGAGTGCAATCG	TAGCGCCCTTCCTTGCATT
Osteonectin (ON)	GACTACATCGGGCCTTGCAA	GAGTGTGTGCCCACTGAGGAGTCCAAC
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)	GAGTGTGTGCCCACTGAGGAGTCCAAC	CTCCTGCCCGGCTCACCGCCTCGGCTT
Collagen type I (COL1A1)	GTCTAGACATGTTCAGCTTTGTGGA	CTTGGTCTCGTCACAGATCACGTCAT
Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2)	TGCTAGTAACTTTTGGCCATGATG	GCGTTTCCGCTGTTTGTGTT
Noggin (NOG)	GCGCTGCGGCTGGAT	AGCACTTGCACTCGGAAATGA
TBP (reference gene)	GGAGCTGTGATGTGAAGTTTCCTA	CCAGGAAATAACTCTGGCTCATAAC