Table 1.

Sequence of primers.

MMP-3	sense 5-ATTCCATGGAGCCAGGCTTTC-3′
	anti-sense 5′CATTTGGGTCAAACTCCACTGTG-3′
Type I Collagen	sense 5-CCGCCGCTTCACCTACAGC-3′
	antisense 5-TTTGTATTCAATCACTGTCTTGCC-3′
Type II Collagen	sense 5-CCGAATAGCAGGTTCACGTACA-3′
	antisense 5-CGATAACAGTCTTGCCCCACTT-3′
Aggrecan	sense 5-TTCAGTGGCCTACCAAGTGG-3′
	antisense 5-AGCCTGGGTTACAGATTCCA-3′
Sox-9	sense 5-TGCTAGAAGATGAGGCTTCTGG-3′
	antisense 5-GGCACTTTGTCCAGACCCA-3′
Beta-actin	sense 5′-GGCACCCAGCACAATGAAG-3′
	antisense 5′-CCGATCCACACGGAGTACTTG-3′