Table 1.

Primer sequences for RT-qPCR

Gene	Forward sequence	Reverse sequence
H19	5’-GAACAGAAGCATTCTAGGCTGG-3′	5’-TTCTAAGTGAATTACGGTGGGTG-3′
HIF-1α	5’-CGTTCCTTCGATCAGTTGTC-3′	5’-TCAGTGGTGGCAGTGGTAGT-3′
β-actin	5’-TCACCCACACTGTGCCCATCTACGA-3′	5’-CAGCGGAACCGCTCATTGCCAATGG-3′

Note: RT-qPCR, reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction; HIF-1α, hypoxia inducible factor-1α