Table 1.

Primer sequences of genes used in the present study

Gene name	Primer sequence	Product size	Gene bank ID
Col 1	F: 5’ CCCCAGCCACAAAGAGTCTA 3’ R: 5’ TGGTGGGATGTCTTCGTCTT 3’	149	NM 000088.3
Col III	F: 5’ TGGAAACTGGGGAAACATGC 3’ R: 5’ GGATTGCCGTAGCTAAACTGA 3’	142	NM 000090.3
α -SMA	F: 5 ’AGACGGGAATCCTGTGAAGC 3’ R: 5’ TGTCCCATTCCCACCATCAC 3’	182	NM 001141945.2
GAPDH	F: 5’ GAAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTCA 3’ R:5’ AATGAAGGGGTCATTGATCA 3’	145	NM001256799.2