Table 1.

Gene‐Specific Forward and Reverse Primers

Gene	Forward	Reverse
β‐actin	5′‐TGGCACCCAGCACAATGAA‐3′	5′‐CTAAGTCATAGTCCGCCTAGAAGCA‐3′
T	5′‐GGTGACTGCTTATCAGAACGAGGA‐3′	5′‐GAGGATTTGCAGGTGGACACA‐3′
COL2a1	5′‐CTCCAATGACGTGGAGA3′	5′‐GTCCATGGGTGCAATGTCAA‐3′
AGC1	5′‐AGCAGTCACACCTGAGCAGCA‐3′	5′‐GTTCAGGCCGATCCSCTGGTA‐3′
COL1a1	5′‐GCTTGGTCCACTTGCTTGAAGA‐3′	5′‐GAGCATTGCCTTTGATTGCTG‐3′
SOX5	5′‐AGGAATAACGTTGGACCATTGTGAG‐3′	5′‐TTGAAGTGCAAAGTCAAGGTCAAGA‐3′
SOX6	5′‐TGACATGCTGGCTGCTGTTTC‐3′	5′‐GGCCACACCCAGTGTTGCTA‐3′
SOX9	5′‐CATCAAGACGGAGCAACTGA‐3′	5′‐TGTAGGTGAAGGTGGAGTAGAG‐3′
CD24	5′‐GCCAGGGCAATGATGAATGAG‐3′	5′‐GCTCTTGTTGAATGGAAACAGGTG‐3′