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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Sep;450:219–224.

TABLE 2.

List of Primers

Primer Sequence Size (bp) TA (°C) TM (°C) Optimal Cycles
GAPDH 5′-TCACCATCTTCCAGGAGCGA-3′ (forward)
5′-AGTGATGGCATGGACTGTGG-3′ (reverse)
326 65 62 23
α-SMA 5′-GCTCACGGAGGCACCCCTGAA-3′ (forward)
5′-CTGATAGGACATTGTTGACAT-3′ (reverse)
591 60 58 35

TA = annealing temperature; TM = melting temperature; GAPDH = glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; α-SMA = alpha-smooth muscle actin