Table I.

Sequences of primers.

	Sequence
Gene name	Reverse	Forward
VEGFR1	5′-TCACTGCCACTCTAATTGTC-3′	5′-CCATATGCGGTACAAGTCA-3′
VEGFR2	5′-AAGGCGAGACCTGCATTC-3′	5′-CTGCCCTCTTCTGAGCTCT-3′
VEGFR3	5′-AGCCATTCATCAACAAGCCT-3′	5′-GGCAACAGCTGGATGTCATA-3′
VEGF	5′-TGCATTCACATTGTGCTGCTGTAG-3′	5′-GCAGATTATGCGGATCAAACC-3′
EGF	5′-CATCCAGTGAGACCAATGAG-3′	5′-GTAGCCGCCAGTTCACCATT-3′
Ep-CAM	5′-TGCTGAACTGAAGTACACTGGCATTGGTTTTG-3′	5′-CCTGAACTGAAGTACTGGCATTGGTCAGTCA-3′
TAF	5′-ACTGGCAGTATGTGCACTGC-3′	5′-CAGCCTGGGTCAGGGTCAATCCCT-3′
β-actin	5′-CATCTCTTGCTCGAAGTCCA-3′	5′-ATCATGTTTGAGACCTTCAACA-3′

VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; Ep-CAM, epithelial cell adhesion molecule; TAF, tumor angiogenesis factor; EGF, pro-epidermal growth factor.