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Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2010 Dec 23;29(6):828–833. doi: 10.1002/jor.21319

Table 1.

Primers for RT-PCR

Gene	Primer
Aggrecan	Forward primer: cta tgg tga caa gga cga gt Reverse primer: ctg gaa ggt gaa ttt ctct g
Collagen II	Forward primer: agg cag aca gta cct tga ga Reverse primer: ttg gga tca atc cag tag tc
Collagen X	Forward primer: ctc aaa tac cct ttc tgc tg Reverse primer: cct ctt act gga atc cct tt
SOX 9	Forward primer: acg gaa cag act cac atc tc Reverse primer: ctc tcg ctt cag atc aac tt
COX-2	Forward primer: gcg gtt acc act tca aac t Reverse primer: ctc ctg gtc ttc aat gtt ga
P2Y₂	Forward primer: acc tgc cgg ctg tct aca ttt Reverse primer: ccc gaa gat cca gtc agt ctt g