Table 1.

Mouse-specific genes analysed by PCR

Gene	Accession number	Forward primer (5′–3′)	Reverse primer (5′–3′)
MMP-1a	NM_032006	ccttcctttgctgttgcttc	ctccttgccattcacgtttt
MMP-1b	NM_032007	gtgaatggcaaggaggtgat	ggtccaacgaggattgttgt
MMP-2	NM_008610	gtcgcccctaaaacagacaa	ggtctcgatggtgttctggt
MMP-3	NM_010809	cagacttgtcccgtttccat	ggtgctgactgcatcaaaga
MMP-7	NM_010810	cggagatgctcactttgaca	cagcgtgttcctctttccat
MMP-8	NM_008611	gccttcccagtacctgaaca	actccacatcgaggcatttc
MMP-9	NM_013599	cgtcgtgatccccacttact	aacacacagggtttgccttc
MMP-10	NM_019471	gaccccactcactttctcca	gggtgcaagtgtccatttct
MMP-11	NM_008606	ccctccaggtatggagtgaa	caggtcagttccctggttgt
MMP-12	M82831	ccaagcatcccatctgctat	ggtcaaagacagctgcatca
MMP-13	NM_008607	tttattgttgctgcccatga	ctctggtgttttgggatgct
MMP-14	NM_008608	ccgccatgcaaaagttctat	gcccaccttaggggtgtaat
MMP-15	NM_008609	cccacaggtcacaccttctt	ccagtacttggtgcccttgt
MMP-16	NM_019724	ggagacagttccccatttga	ccagctcatggactgctaca
MMP-17	NM_011846	cacccactttgatgacgatg	ccctggtagtacggttgcat
MMP-21	NM_152944	gactgggcagacagaaaagc	gagtcctgttgttgcggttt
MMP-25	NM_001033339	gctgactcgctatggctacc	cttccaaacactgccactca
MMP-28	NM_001320300	gaggcgtaagaaacgctttg	ccagaactccagtgctgaca
βactin	NM_007393.5	agccatgtacgtagccatcc	ctctcagctgtggtggtgaa