Table 1.

Primer sequences used in real-time PCR quantification of selected genes

Gene	Primer Sequences
VEGF	F: 5′-CGA AAG TCT GGA GTG TGT GC-3′
	R: 5′-TAT GTG CTG GCT TTG GTG AG-3′
PLGF	F: 5′-GCC CTT CTT TGT GGA GAT GA-3′
	R: 5′-GTA TCA CCG CAC CTT TTT GG-3′
FGF-2*	F: 5′-CGA CGG CCG AGT GGA C-3′
	R: 5′-CTC TCT TCT GCT TGA AGT TGT AGT TTG-3′
ANG-1*	F: 5′-AAA TGA AAA GCA GAA CTA CAG GTT GTA T-3′
	R: 5′-GCA AGA TCA GGC TGC TCT GTT-3′
ANG-2*	F: 5′-AAA TAG GGA CCA ACC TGC TCA A-3′
	R: 5′-TGT TGT CTG ATT TAA TAC TTG GGC TT-3′
FLT-1*	F: 5′-TGG ATT TCA GGT GAG CTT GGA-3′
	R: 5′-TCA CCG TGC AAG ACA GCT TC-3′
KDR*	F: 5′- CTT CCA GTG GGC TGA TGA CC-3′
	R: 5′- GCA ACA AAC GGC TTT TCA TGT-3′
Tie2*	F: 5′-CCT CGG AGG CAG GAA GAT G-3′
	R: 5′-TCA GGC AGG TCA TTC CCG-3′
HIF-1α*	F: 5′-CGC ATC TTG ATA AGG CTT CTG TT-3′
	R: 5′-CAC CAG CAT CCA GAA GTT TCC T-3′
18 s RNA*	F: 5′-AGC CTG CGG CTT AAT TTG AC-3′
	R: 5′-CAA CTA AGA ACG GCC ATG CA-3′

^*Primers were designed according to the references as listed in materials and methods. F and R, forward and reverse primers, respectively.