Table 1.

Primer sequences for type I collagen and β-Actin

Gene	Sequence	Amplicon length (bp)
Type I Collagen	Sense: 5′-GGGGCAAGACAGTCATCGAA-3′	144
	Antisense: 5′-GGATGGAGGGAGTTTACACGAA-3′
β-Actin	Sense: 5′-TCAGGTCATCACTATCGGCAAT-3′	432
	Antisense: 5′-AAAGAAAGGGTGTAAAACGCA-3′

Abbreviation: bp, base pair.