Table 1.

Primer sequences used for measuring pro‐ and anti‐apoptotic mRNA levels

Gene	Forward primers (5′‐3′)	Reverse primers (5′‐3′)
BAK‐1	CAGCTTGCTCTCATCGGAGAT	GGTGAAGAGTTCGTAGGCATTC
BAX	AAGCTGAGCGAGTGTCTCCGGCG	GCCACAAAGATGGTCACTGTCTGCC
BCL‐2	CTCGTCGCTACCGTCGTGACTTCG	CAGATGCCGGTTCAGGTACTCAGTC
BCL‐XL	AACATCCCAGCTTCACATAACCCC	GCGACCCCAGTTTACTCCATCC
P21	GCAGAATAAAAGGTGCCACAGG	AAAGTTCCACCGTTCTCGGG
PUMA	TCTATGGGTGGAGCCTCAGT	GAGGGCTGAGGACCCATTAAA
RPLP0	CTCTCGCTTTCTGGAGGGTG	ACGCGCTTGTACCCATTGAT
XIAP	ATGCTTTAGGTGAAGGCGAT	CATGCTGTTCCCAAGGGTCT