Table 1.

Details of Primers Used for Taqman^® Gene Expression Assays

Gene name	Gene group	Taqman gene primer
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)	Dehydrogenase (housekeeping gene/control)	Hs99999905-m1
Collagen type I, alpha 1 (COL1A1)	Extracellular matrix structural protein (gene of interest)	Hs00164004-m1
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)	Phosphatase (bone marker, gene of interest)	Hs01029144-m1
Runt related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2)	Transcription factor (bone marker, gene of interest)	Hs00231692-m1
Bone gamma- carboxyglutamate (gla)/Osteocalcin (OC)	Select calcium binding protein (bone marker, gene of interest)	Hs00609452-g1