Table I.

Primers used in RT-qPCR assay.

Genes	Primer sequences
GAPDH	F: 5′-GACAACTITGGCATCGTGGA-3′
	R: 5′-ATGCAGGGATGATGTTCTGG-3
Bax	F: 5′-AGACACCTGAGCTGACCTTGGAG-3′
	R: 5′-GTTGAAGTTGCCATCAGCAAACA-3′
Bcl-2	F: 5′-TGAACCGGCATCTGCACAC-3′
	R: 5′-CGTCTTCAGAGACAGCCAGGAG-3′
Caspase-3	F: 5′-CATACAGCGGAACTGTCGAT-3′
	R: 5′-GTTCAGCAAGGCGCATAGTG-3′

F, forward; R, reverse.