Table 1.

Primers used in this study

Gene symbol	Gene bank accession#	Sequence (F-Forward, R-Reverse)
BMP6	NM_013107	F: 5′-CTTACA GGAGCATCAGCACAGA-3 R: 5-GTCACCACCCA CAGATTGCTA-3′
BSP	AB001383	F: 5′-ACGCTGGAAAGTTGGAGTTAGCTG-3′ R: 5′-TTCCTCTTCCTCGTCGCTTTCCTT-3′
OCN	M23637	F: 5′-ACTGCATTCTGCCTCTCTGACCT-3′ R: 5′-TATTCACCACCTTACTGCCCTCCT-3′
F-Spondin	M88469	F: 5′-GACCTACGAGTCACCAAACAA-3′ R: 5′-CACCTTCCGGGTCATAGAAAG-3′
β-Actin	NM_031144	F: 5′-CTAAGGCCAACCGTGAAAAGAT-3′ R: 5′-AGAGGCATACAGGGACAACACA-3′