Table I.

Oligonucleotide primers used for polymerase chain reaction.

Primer	Sequence	Product size (bp)	Tm
MicroRNA-181a	F: 5′-AACATTCAACGCTGTCGGTGAGT-3′	118	62°C
	R: 5′-CTCCTTAGAATCTGTTTGCTCTCATA-3′
U6	F: 5′-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3′	88	60.6°C
	R: 5′-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3′

bp, base pairs; F, forward; R, reverse; Tm, primer melting temperature.