Table 1.

Sequences of Primers Used for RT-PCR with Basepair Size.

Gene (bp)	Sense Primer	Antisense Primer	Size
β-Actin	5′-TCGACAACGGCTCCGGCA-3′	5-AAGGTGTGGTGCCAGATT-3′	239
VEGF-A*	5′-CTCACCAAGGCCAGCACATAGG-3′	5′-ATCTGGTTCCGAAAACCCTGAG-3′	159, 291, 363, 414
VEGF-C	5′-GTCTGTGTCCAGTGTAGATG-3′	5′-AGGTAGCTCGTGCTGGTGTT-3′	360
VEGF-D	5′-CAGTGAAGCGATCATCTCAGTC-3′	5′-TACGAGGTGCTGGTGTTCATAC-3′	397
KDR/VEGFR-2	5′-GGAAATCATTATTCTAGTAGGCAC-3′	5′-CCTGTGGATACACTTTCGCGATG-3′	793
Flt-4/VEGFR-3	5′-AGCCATTCATCAACAAGCCT-3′	5′-GGCAACAGCTGGATGTCATA-3′	298

^*Four isoforms of VEGF-A 121, 165, 189, and 206, respectively.