Table 1. Oligonucleotide primers used in RT-PCR.

Gene	Primer sequence	Product size (bp)
gapdh	Forward: CAAGGTCATCCATGACAACTTTG	496
	Reverse: GTCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTAG
gapdh	Forward: ACCCACTCCTCCACCTTTG	178
	Reverse: CTCTTGTGCTCTTGCTGGG
ocn	Forward: CCACCGAGACACCATGAGAG	267
	Reverse: TCAGCCAACTCGTCACAGTC
runx-2	Forward: TCAACGATCTGAGATTTGTGGG	81
	Reverse: GGGGAGGATTTGTGAAGACGG
lpl	Forward: CAAGAGTGAGTGAACAAC	189
	Reverse: AATTATGCTGAAGGACAAC

Abbreviations: gapdh, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; ocn, osteocalcin; runx-2, runt-related transcription factor 2; lpl, lipoprotein lipase.