Table 1.

Primers used in RT-PCR for amplification of mRNA of specific genes

Gene	Primer sequences	Product size (bp)
GAPDH	Forward: 5′-TTC ACC ACC ATG GAG AAG GC-3′ Reverse: 5′-GGC ATG GAC TGT GGT CAT GA-3′	237
ERβ	Forward: 5′-TCC CTC TTT GCG TTT GGA CTA-3′ Reverse: 5′-TTC CCG GCA GCA CCA GTA ACC-3′	262
ERα	Forward: 5′-AAT TCT GAC AAT CGA CGC CAG-3′ Reverse: 5′-GTG CTT CAA CAT TCT CCC TCC TC-3′	344
bax	Forward: 5′-GCA GAG AGG ATG GCT GGG GAG A-3′ Reverse: 5′-TCC AGA CAA GCA GCC GCT CAC G-3′	352
bcl-2	Forward: 5′-GGA TGA CTT CTC TCG TCG CTA C-3′ Reverse: 5′-TGC AGA TGC CGG TTC AG-3′	255