Table I.

RT-PCR primers.

Gene name	GenBank accession	Primer sequence	Product length (bp)
SPARC	NM_012656	F: 5′-GTGCCAGGACCCCACCAG-3′ R: 5′-ATGGGAATGAGGGGAGCG-3′	504
Casp3	NM_012922	F: 5′-ACCCTGAAATGGGCTTGT-3′ R: 5′-GTTTCGGCTTTCCAGTCA-3′	348
β-actin	NM_001101.2	F: 5′-GTAAAGACCTCTATGCCAACA-3′ R: 5′-GGACTCATCGTACTCCTGCT-3′	227