Table I.

Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction primers for Bax, Bcl-2 and β-actin.

Gene	Primer	Sequence	Product (bp)
Bax	Forward	5′-GGATCGAGCAGAGAGGATGG-3′	464
	Reverse	5′-TGGTGAGTGAGGCAGTGAGG-3′
Bcl-2	Forward	5′-CTGGTGGACAACATCGCTCTG-3′	227
	Reverse	5′-GGTCTGCTGACCTCACTTGTG-3′
β-actin	Forward	5′-GATGGTGGGTATGGGTCAGAAGGAC-3′	630
	Reverse	5′-GCTCATTGCCGATAGTGATGACT-3′

Bcl-2, B-cell lymphoma 2; Bax, Bcl-2-associated X protein.