Table 1.

PCR primers. All primers were purchased from Integrated DNA Technologies.

Primer Name	Sequence (5′-3′)
18S FOR	ACGAGACTCTGGCATGCTAACTAGT
18S REV	CGCCACTTGTCCCTCTAAGAA
Beta-Actin FOR	TGTTACCAACTGGGACGACA
Beta-Actin REV	CTGGGTCATCTTTTCACGGT
Hoxa2 FOR	GTCGAGGTCTTGATTGATGAACT
Hoxa2 REV	GTCGAGGTCTTGATTGATGAACT
Hoxa11 FOR	CTCCAGCCTCCCTTCTTTTT
Hoxa11 REV	AGTAGCAGTGGGCCAGATTG
Hoxa13 FOR	CTGGAACGGCCAAATGTACT
Hoxa13 REV	CCTCCGTTTGTCCTTGGTAA
Hotairm1 FOR	AATCGGGGCAACTCTGCTAC
Hotairm1 REV	AGCATGCTCCTGGGTCTCTA
Hottip FOR	TCCCGCTTTGTACAGGGAAC
Hottip REV	GAGGGGCTTGCTACACCTTT
Osterix FOR	GGAGACCTTGCTCGTAGATTTC
Osterix REV	GGGATCTTAGTGACTGCCTAAC
Type I Collagen FOR	CAGTCGATTCACCTACAGCACG
Type I Collagen REV	GGGATGGAGGGAGTTTACACG
Sox9 FOR	TACGACTGGACGCTGGTGC
Sox9 REV	TTCATGGGTCGCTTGACGT
Type II Collagen FOR	TCCAGATGACTTTCCTCCGTCTA
Type II Collagen REV	CAGGTAGGCGATGCTGTTCTTAC
Papr-γ FOR	ATAGGTGTGATCTTAACTGCCG
Ppar-γ REV	CCAACAGCTTCTCCTTCTCG
Fabp4 FOR	AAGAAGTGGGAGTGGGCTTT
Fabp4 REV	AATCCCCATTTACGCTGATG