Table 1.

Primer sequences used for the relative quantification of the transcripts by qRT-PCR.

Transcript	Primer sequences	Length (bases)	Amplicon size (bp)
Alkaline phosphatase (AlpI)	CCTTGACTGTGGTTACTGCT	20	216
	CCTGGTAGTTGTTGTGAGCG	20
Bone morphogenic protein 2 (Bmp2)	CAGTAGTTTCCAGCACCGAA	20	199
	CACTTCCACCACAAACCCAT	20
Bone morphogenic protein 4 (Bmp4)	AGGAAGGAGTAGATGTGAGAG	21	158
	AGGGACGGAGACCAGATAC	19
Bone carboxy-glutamic acid containing protein (Bglap)	GCAGGAGGGCAATAAGGTAG	20	159
	ATGCGTTTGTAGGCGGTC	18
CyclinD1 (Ccnd1)	ACCCTGACACCAATCTCCTC	20	214
	AAGCGGTCCAGGTAGTTCAT	20
Sp7 transcription factor (Sp7)	CACAAAGAAGCCATACGCTG	20	165
	CCAGGAAATGAGTGAGGGAAG	21
Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2)	TGCCTCCGCTGTTATGAAAA	20	187
	CTGTCTGTGCCTTCTTGGTT	20