Table 1. Primer and TaqMan® probe sequences for selected rabbit genes.

Gene	Forward primer	TaqMan probe	Reverse primer
Matrix metalloproteinase-9	CCGGCATTCAGGGAGATG	CTGGGCAAGGGCGTCGTGGTT	TCGGCGTTTCCAAAGTACGT
Interleukin-1 beta	TTGCTGAGCCAGCCTCTCTT	CTGCCATTCAGGCAAGGCCAGC	CTGGGTACCAAGGTTCTTTGAACT
Transforming growth factor beta-2	CGCCAAGGAGGTCTACAAGATAG	CATGCCGTCCTACTTCCCCTCCGA	GGTGGGTGGGATGGCATT
Transforming growth factor beta-1	AAGGGCTACCACGCCAACT	AGTACAGCAAGGTCCTGGCCCTG(7Gs7Cs)	CCGGGTTGTGCTGGTTGT
Fibronectin	GTGGAATACGTGGTCAGTGTCTATG	CCGTTCCGGTTTTGTG	TGGTGGTTACTGCAGTCTGAAC

Nucleotide sequence of the TaqMan® probe and both forward and reverse primers used in real-time PCR reactions. The probe and primer sequences used in real-time PCR reactions and the microarray probe for individual rabbit genes were designed from the same contig.