Table 1.

Primers used for RT-PCR.

Targets	Sequence	Length (bp)	Annealing (°C)	Accession
β-actin
fwd1	TGTTACCAACTGGGACGACA	165	58	NM_007393.3
rev2	GGGGTGTTGAAGGTCTCAAA
Bglap3
fwd	TTCTGCTCACTCTGCTGACC	111	58	NM_007541.2
rev	TATTGCCCTCCTGCTTGGAC
ctsK4
fwd	GAGGCGGCTATATGACCACT	119	58	NM_007802.3
rev	CTTTGCCGTGGCGTTATACA
col15
fwd	TGGCATCCCTGGACAGCCTG	144	62	NM_007742.3
rev	ATGGGGCCAGGCACGGAAAC

¹Forward; ²reverse; ³bglap: gene name of osteocalcin; ⁴cathepsin K; ⁵collagen 1α1.