Table 4.

Primers used for RT-PCR analyses.

Gene	Primers (5′-3′)	Product size (base pair)	RT-PCR condition
BAX	F: AAGCGCATTGGAGATGAACT R: GGCCTTGAGCACCAGTTTAC	184	40 cycles/57 °C
BAK	F: CTGCCCCTAGAACCTAGCAG R: TTGATGCCACTCTCGAACAG	186	40 cycles/57 °C
BCL-2	F: ATGTGTGTGGAGAGCGTCAA R: CCTTCAGAGACAGCCAGGAG	188	45 cycles/57 °C
BCL-XL	F: ACAGCGTATCAGAGCTTTGAGCA R: CGTCAGGAACCATCGGTTGAAG	297	35 cycles/58 °C
GAPDH	F: TTCCACGGCACAGTCAAGGC R: CATGGTCGTGAAGACACCAG	151	40 cycles/57 °C

Note: F: forward primer; R: reverse primer.