Table 1.

Primers for real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Genes	Assay IDa	Size (bp)
RANK	Rn04340164_m1	63
RANKL	Rn00589289_m1	69
OPG	Rn00563499_m1	75
IL-1β	Rn00580432_m1	74
MMP-3	Rn00591740_m1	67
MMP-13	Rn01448192_m1	93
18S rRNA	Hs99999901_s1	187

RANK receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa, RANKL rank ligand, OPG osteoprotegerin, MMP matrix metalloproteinase, rRNA ribosomal RNA. ^aTaqMan Gene Expression Assays (Applied Biosystems)