. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 15.

Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2008 Feb 29;42(6):1122–1130. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.02.006

Table 1.

Primer sequences and PCR conditions.

Genes	Strand	Sequences	Size	Cycles	T°C
CTR	+	5′ tgctatgaccggattcatca 3′	383	35	55
	−	5′ gtcaccctctggcagctaag 3′
Cathepsin K	+	5′ cttccaatacgtgcagcaga 3′	382	20	60
	−	5′ ccgagccaagagagcatatc 3′
MMP-9	+	5′ ccaccacaactgaaccacag 3′	356	30	60
	−	5′ agtaaggaaggggccctgta 3′
MMP-14	+	5′ ggcctggaacattctaacga 3′	331	30	60
	−	5′ gcattgggtatccatccatc 3′

18S	+	5′ gaccataaacgatgccgact 3′	389	20	60
	−	5′ gaacgccacttgtccctcta 3′