Table 1. RT-PCR primer sequences.

Gene	Primer sequence (Forward)	Primer sequence (Reverse)	Reference
Oct 3/4	5′-AGG CAG GAG CAC GAG TGG A-3′	5′-CGA AGC GGC AGA TGG TTG T-3′	45
NANOG	5′-TCT CCT CCG CCT TCC TCT-3′	5′-TTG CCT CTG AAA CCT ATC CTT G-3′	45
Collagen III	5′-GTG CTG CCA TTG CTG GAG TT-3′	5′-CCG GCT GGA AAG AAG TCT GAG-3′	46
Collagen II	5′-ATG ACA ATC TGG CTC CCA ACA CTG C-3′	5′-GAC CGG CCC TAT GTC CAC ACC GAA T-3′	5
PPARg	5′-CGG CGA TCT TGA CAG GAA AG-3′	5′-GCT TCC ACG GAT CGA AAC TG-3′	5
Tenomodulin	5′-GTG GTC CCA CAA GTG AAG GT-3′	5′-GTC TTC CTC GCT TGC TTG TC-3′	5
Runx-2	5′-GCA CCA TGG TGG AGA TCA TC-3′	5′-GTC TGT GCC TTC TTG GTT CC-3′	49
Collagen I	5′-ATC AGC CCA AAC CCC AAG GAG A-3′	5′-CGC AGG AAG GTC AGC TGG ATA G-3′	48
GAPDH	5′-CCA TTC TTC CAC CTT TGA TGC T-3′	5′-AGC TGC AGG AGC AGC AGT GG-3′	48