Table 1.

The primer sequences used in semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR technique

Gene of interest	Sequence of primers	Tm (°C)	Reference
Bax	F: 5′TGCCAGCAAACTGGTGCTCA3′	58	Biswal et al. 2017
	R: 5′GCACTCCCGCCACAAAGATG3′
Bcl2	F: 5′CGCATCAGGAAGGCTAGAGT3′	57
	R: 5′AGCTTCCAGACATTCGGAGA3′
Caspase3	F: 5′AGAAGATCACAGCAAAAGGAGC3′	55
	R: 5′TCAAGCTTGTCGGCATACTG3′
Caspase9	F: 5′GCTCTTCCTTTGTTCATCTCC3′	60
	R: 5′CATCTGGCTCGGGGTTACTGC3′
GAPDH	F: 5′GAGTCAACGGATTTGGTCGT3′	56
	R: 5′GACAAGCTTCCCGTTCTCAG3′