Table 1.

List of primers used and the respective forward and reverse sequences

Gene	Forward and reverse sequences
Runx2-F	5′-ATCCAGCCACCTTCACTTACACC-3′
Runx2-R	5′-GGGACCATTGGGAACTGATAGG-3′
OCN-F	5′-GCCCTGACTGCATTCTGCCTCT-3′
OCN-R	5′-TCACCACCTTACTGCCCTCCTG-3′
ALP-F	5′-TATGTCTGGAACCGCACTGAAC-3′
ALP-R	5′-CACTAGCAAGAAGAAGCCTTTGG-3′
Col I-F	5′-CAGGCTGGTGTGATGGGATT-3′
Col I-R	5′-CCAAGGTCTCCAGGAACACC-3′
β-Actin-F	5′-GTAAAGACCTCTATGCCAACA-3′
β-Actin-R	5′-GGACTCATCGTACTCCTGCT-3′