Table 1.

Primers used for gene expression analysis by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction

Genes	Sequencing primer (5´-3´)	Annealing temp (˚C)	Accession no.
Mesp1	F:CAGTCCCTCATCTCCGCTCT	62	NM_008588.2
	R: CAGTCCCTCATCTCCGCTCT
Nkx2.5	F:TTAGGAGAAGGGCGATGAC	57	NM_008700.2
	R: AGGGTGGGTGTGAAATCTG
Mef2c	F:CGAGTGTAAGTGTCTAATG	54	NM_001170537.1
	R: CCTATTGTCAGAATTGCTAT
α-Cardiac actin	F:GTGTGACGACGAGGAGAC	61	NM_009608.3
	R: GTGTGACGACGAGGAGAC
α-MHC	F:CAGAAGCCTCGCAATGTC	58	NM_001164171.1
	R: CGGTATCAGCAGAAGCATAG
SMAα	F:TCAGGGAGTAATGGTTGGAATG	61	NM_007392.2
	R: TTGGTGATGATGCCGTGTTC
SM22α	F:TGTCACTCCTGTTAGCATTCC	54	NM_011526.5
	R: GGTCACTCTTCTTCTCCATAGC
Gapdh	F:TGCCGCCTGGAGAAACC	58	NM_008084.2
	R: TGAAGTCGCAGGAGACAACC
PPARγ	F:TGAGACCAACAGCCTGAC	60	NM_001127330.1
	R: GTTCACCGCTTCTTTCAAATC