Table 1.

RT-PCR primers and TaqMan probes.

Genes	Primer and probes
hVEGF-Forward	TACCTCCACCATGCCAAGTG
hVEGF-Reverse	TGATTCTGCCCTCCTCCTTCT
hVEGF-TMProbe*	[FAM]TCCCAGGCTGCACCCATGG[BH1]
hGDNF-Forward	CGCTGAGCAGTGACTCAAAT
hGDNF-Reverse	CGATTCCGCTCTCTTCTAGG
hGDNF-Probe*	[FAM]TCCATGACATCATCGAACTGATCAGG[BH1]
hNCAM1-Forward	AGATGAGGGCACTTATCGCT
hNCAM1-Reverse	GATGGTAGGTGGCACATTCA
hNCAM1-Probe*	[FAM]CCGTGCCAGGATTCTGCCCT[BH1]
18S-TM-Forward	GCCGCTAGAGGTGAAATTCTTG
18S-TM-Reverse	CATTCTTGGCAAATGCTTTCG
18S-TM-Probe*	[HEX]ACCGCGCAAGACGGACCAG[BH2]

^*TaqMan probes is labeled at the 5′-end with the fluorescence FAM (HEX) and a 3′ quenching acceptor Black Hole (BH1/BH2).