Table 1.

Primers for gene expression by RT-PCR.

Gene	Direction	Primer sequence	References
GAPDH	Sense	CAAGGTCA TCCATGACAACTTTG	[19]
	Antisense	GTCCACCACCCTG TTGCTGTAG
EPO	Sense	TACGTAGCCTCACTTCACTGCTT	[19]
	Antisense	GCAGAAAGTATCCGCTGTGAGTGTTC
iNOS	Sense	TCTGTGCCTTTGCTCATGAC	[20]
	Antisense	CATGGTGAACACGTTCTTGG
VEGF	Sense	TATGTTT GACTGCTGTGGACTTGA	[19]
	Antisense	AGGGATGGG TTTGTCGTGT