Table 1. Primer pairs used in quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis.

	Gene bank number	Forward	Reverse
Bcl-2	NM_000633	5′-TCCCTCGCTGCACAAATACTC-3′	5′-ACGACCCGATGGCCATAGA-3′
Bcl-xL	NM_138578	5′-GGAGTCAGTTTAGTGATGTGGAAGAG-3′	5′-CATCTCCGATTCAGTCCCTTCT-3′
Bax	NM_004324	5′-CCAAGGTGCCGGAACTGA-3′	5′-CCCGGAGGAAGTCCAATGT-3′
Apaf-1	NM_001160	5′-TGGAATGGCAGGCTGTGGGA-3′	5′-TGCACTCCCCCTGGGAAACA-3′
Bim	NM_006538	5′-AGAGCCACAAGACAGGAGCCCA-3′	5′-CAGCCTGCCTCATGGAAGCCA-3′
Bid	NM_001196	5′-AGCGGGTAGTCGACCGTGTCCG-3′	5′-AGACCCGGCCCTCAGGTCGC-3′
GUSB	NM_000181	5′-CAGTTCCCTCCAGCTTCAATG-3′	5′-ACCCAGCCGACAAAATGC-3′