Table 1.

Rattus norvegicus primers used in the qRT-PCR experiments

Gene name	Accession number	Primer (forward)	Primer (reverse)
Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2)	XM_001066909	5′-TAACGGTCTTCACAAATCCTC-3′	5′-GGCGGTCAGAGAACAAACTA-3′
Osterix	AY177399	5′-GCCTACTTACCCGTCTGA-3′	5′-CTCCAGTTGCCCACTATT-3′
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)	NM_013059	5′-GCAGGATCGGAACGTCAAT-3′	5′-ATGAGTTGGTAAGGCAGGGTC-3′
Osteocalcin	J04500	5′-CACAGGGAGGTGTGTGAG-3′	5′-TGTGCCGTCCATACTTTC-3′
Receptor activator of nuclear factor- κB ligand (RANKL)	NM_057149	5′-TCGCTCTGTTCCTGTACT-3′	5′-AGTGCTTCTGTGTCTTCG-3′
β-actin	NM_031144	5′-CAGAGCAAGAGAGGCATCCT-3′	5′-GTCATCTTTTCACGGTTGGC-3′