Table 1.

The primer sequences used for the present study are listed below. The primer sequences are designed using Primer3 and Blast software (NCBI)

Gene	Genebank Accession no.	Primer sequence
BAK	NM_001188	Forward: 5′- TCCTAGGCCAGGTGACCCGC -3′
		Reverse: 5′- GCTGAGGGAGGAGACGGCCA -3′
BAX	NM_004324.3	Forward: 5′- GCCGCCGTGGACACAGACTC -3′
		Reverse: 5′- AGGCCCAGGGTCCCAGAGGA -3′
BID	NM_001196.2	Forward: 5′- CTGGAGGGTGGTCGCCACTG -3′
		Reverse: 5′- TCACCAGGCCCGGAGGGATG -3′
CASP-2	NM_032982	Forward: 5′- CGGTGTGTGAGTCCTGTCCCCT -3′
		Reverse: 5′- CGCCCTCCACACCATGCGAG -3′
CASP-6	NM_032992	Forward: 5′- GGCACCCGGCAGTGTCAACT -3′
		Reverse: 5′- GCTCCAGCAGGCAGCGTGTA -3′
CASP-7	NM_001227	Forward: 5′- CGCCGTGGGAACGATGGCAG -3′
		Reverse: 5′- CACTCGGTCCCGGGTGGTCT -3′
FADD	NM_003824.3	Forward: 5′- CCGCCATCCTTCACCAGA -3′
		Reverse: 5′- CAATCA CTCATCAGCACCTCA -3′
FAS	NM_000043	Forward: 5′- TTCTCCCGCGGGTTGGTGGA -3′
		Reverse: 5′- GCAGGGCACGCAGTCTGGTT -3′
FAS-L	NM_000639	Forward: 5′- GTTTGCTGGGGCTGGCCTGA -3′
		Reverse: 5′- GAGGGGCCCAGGGAGAGCTG -3′
β-actin	NM_001101	Forward: 5′- AGAGCTACGAGCTGCCTGAC -3′
		Reverse: 5′- AAAGCCATGCCAATCTCATC -3′