Table 1. Human primer sequences.

mRNA	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer
ANP	5′- CAG GAT GGA CAG GAT TGG AG -3′	5′- TCC TCC CTG GCT GTT ATC TTC -3′
BNP	5′- GCT TTG GGA GGA AGA TGG AC -3′	5′- GCA GCC AGG ACT TCC TCT TA -3′
CNP	5′- GGC TCG CCT TCT GCA AGA G -3′	5′- GCT TGA GGC CGA AGC AGC CC -3′
GC-A	5′- CGG CAT TCT GAT TGT CTC C -3′	5′- ACA GCT CCG AGG CCA GTT -3′
GC-B	5′- CTG CTT TGA TGC CAT AAT TGA C -3′	5′- CCA TGT AAG CAT CCC CAA TC -3′
NPRC	5′- ATT GCC ATG ACT GAT GTG GA -3′	5′- CGC ATT TCA AAA CGA CCT TC -3′
Col I	5′- GGG ATT CCC TGG ACC TAA AG -3′	5′- GGA ACA CCT CGC TCT CCA -3′
GUSB	5′- CCA TTC CTA TGC CAT CGT GT -3′	5′- TGG ACC AGG TTG CTG ATG T -3′

ANP, atrial natriuretic peptide; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; CNP, C-type natriuretic peptide; GC-A, Guanylyl cyclase receptor-A; GC-B, Guanylyl cyclase receptor-B; NPR-C, Natriuretic peptide receptor-C; Col I, Collagen type I; GUSB, Beta-glucuronidase.