Table 1.

Primer sequences.

Gene	Sequence forward	Sequence reverse
SOX-9	5′AGGTGCTCAAAGGCTACGAC 3′	5′ GTAATCCGGGTGGTCCTTCT 3′
RUNX-2	5′ CGGAATGCCTCTGCTGTTAT 3′	5′ TTCCCGAGGTCCATCTACTG 3′
PPAR-γ	5′ CCAGAAAGCGATTCCTTCAC 3′	5′ TGCAACCACTGGATCTGTTC 3′
GAPDH	5′ TGTTGCCATCAATGACCCCTT 3′	5′ CTCCACGACGTACTCAGCG 3′