Table I.

Primer sequences for real-time PCR.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
β-actin	TAAAGACCTCTATGCCAACACAGT	CACGATGGAGGGGCCGGACTCATC
PPARγ	GACCACTCGCATTCCTTT	CCACAGACTCGGCACTCA
C/EBPα	CAGTTTGGCAAGAATCAGAGCA	GGGTGAGTTCATGGAGGAATGG
Pref-1	GCTTTTTGTGGTGGAGTTTG	GGGTTCTTAGATAGCGTGGT
Runx2	GGTGAAACTCTTGCCTCGTC	AGTCCCAACTTCCTGTGCT
Sox9	ACCATTTTGAGGGGAT	GAAGGCTAAGGGACAC
Osterix	GCCAGGAGTAAAGAATA	AGAGAGACACCCACAGA
Dlx5	TGAAAAACGGGGAGATGC	GCTGAGAGAGCGGGATGA

Forward (F) and reverse (R) primers are listed for each gene in a 5′ to 3′ direction, as specified.