Table 1.

Primer sequences of the genes studied

Gene	Forward (5′–3′)	Reverse (5′–3′)
Bax	5′- AAGCTGAGCGAGTGTCTCCGGCG -3′	5′-GCCACAAAGATGGTCACTGTCTGCC-3′
Bcl-2	5′-CTCGTCGCTACCGTCGTGACTTCG-3′	5′-CAGATGCCGGTTCAGGTACTCAGTC-3′
Atm	5′-CGTAGGCTGGGAAGTGATAA-3′	5′-ACACATATGGGATGCGTTCT-3′
Cox-2	5′-TCAAAAGAAGTGCTGGAAAAGGTT-3′	5′-TCTACCTGAGTGTCTTTGACTGTG-3′
Gapdh	5′-AAGGGCTCATGACCACAGTC-3′	5′-TGTGAGGGAGATGCTCAGTG-3′