Table 1.

Primer Sequences Used in the Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (Forward and Backward, 5′ to 3′)

Primer	Forward	Backward
Collagen type II	atgattcgcctcggggctcc	tcccaggttctccatctctg
Aggrecan	tgaggagggctggaacaagtacc	ggaggtggtaattgcagggaaca
Sox-9	aatctcctggaccccttcat	gtcctcctcgctctccttct
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase	acagtcagccgcatcttctt	acgaccaaatccgttgactc
Core binding factor alpha 1	gtgcggtgcaaactttctcc	aatgactcggttggtctcgg
Collagen type I	gcatggccaagaagacatcc	cctcgggtttccacgtctc
Osteocalcin	ccgggagcagtgtgagctta	tagatgcgtttgtaggcggtc
Bone sialoprotein	cagaggaggcaagcgtcact	ctgtctgggtgccaacactg
Osteonectin	atccagagctgtggcacaca	ggaaagaaacgcccgaaga
Bone morphogenetic protein	gcaggtgggaaagttttgatg	cctccaagtgggccacttc
Alkaline phosphatase	acgtggctaagaatgtcatc	ctggtaggcgatgtcctta