Table I.

Sequences of the primers and PCR product sizes used in RT-PCR.

Gene	Primer	Sequence	Size (bp)
GAPDH	Sense	5′-AGAAGGCTGGGGCTCATTTG-3′	258
	Antisense	5′-AGGGGCCATCCACAGTCTTC-3′
Bax	Sense	5′-CCAAGGTGCCGGAACTGA-3′	57
	Antisense	5′-CCCGGAGGAAGTCCAATGT-3′
Bcl-2	Sense	5′-CATGTGTGTGGAGAGCGTCAAC-3′	187
	Antisense	5′-CTTCAGAGACAGCCAGGAGAAATC-3′

GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; Bax, Bcl-2-associated X protein; Bcl-2, B cell lymphoma-2.