Table 1.

Sequence of the primer pairs used in quantitative RT-PCR to assess expression of apoptotic genes.

Name	GenBank accession	Primer sequence (5′-3′)		Size (bp)
Caspase 3	NM_012922	Sense antisense	GATGTCGATGCAGCTAACC TGTCTCAATACCGCAGTCC	321
GAPDH	NM_017008	Sense antisense	GGCAAGTTCAACGGCACAG CGCCAGTAGACTCCACGACA	142