Table 2.

Real time PCR primer sequences.

Target gene	Accession No.	Forward	Reverse
Collagen IIa	NM_001844	5′-TGC AGG ATG GGC AGA GGT AT-3′	5′-CAC AGA CAC AGA TCC GGC AG-3′
Aggrecan	NM_001135	5′-TTC TTG GAG AAG GGA GTC CA-3′	5′-ACA GCT GCA GTG ATG ACC CT-3′
Sox9	NM_000346	5′-GAG GCA GAG GAG GCC ACG GA-3′	5′-CCT GGG ATT GCC CCG AGT GC-3′
Collagen X	NM_000493	5′- CAT AAA AGG CCC ACT ACC CA -3′	5′- GTG GAC CAG GAG TAC CTT GC -3′
Collagen I	NM_000088	5′-AAG AGG AAG GCC AAG TCG AG-3′	5′-CAC ACG TCT CGG TCA TGG TA-3′
Versican	NM_004385	5′-TCT CCC CAG GAA ACT TAC GA-3′	5′-CAC TCT TTT GCA GCC TCC TC-3′
Osteonectin	NM_003118	5′-CTT CAG ACT GCC CGG AGA-3′	5′-GAA AGA AGA TCC AGG CCC TC-3′
18S rRNA	NM_022551	5′-CTT TGC CAT CAC TGC CAT TA-3′	5′-ATC CTC AGT GAG TTC TCC CG-3′