Table 1.

Primer sequences and RNA probes used in the present study

Genes	Sequences
Epidermal growth factor (388 bp)	Forward: 5‐ CCGCTCGAGCAAAAGGAGAAGCCATCAGGG ‐3
	Reverse: 5′‐ CCCAAGCTTGGTCTCGGTGGTTCTAAGGT ‐3′
Platelet‐derived growth factor‐BB (383 bp)	Forward: 5′‐CGAGTTGGACCTGAACATGA ‐3′
	Reverse: 5′‐CAGCTGCCACTGTCTCACAC ‐3′
β‐actin (228 bp)	Forward: 5′‐CCTCGCCTTTGCCGATCC‐3′
	Reverse: 5′‐GGATCTTCATGAGGTAGTCAGTC‐3′
Epidermal growth factor (42 bp)	Forward: 5′‐ GGGGCCGGGGGCGGCG GCGCCCGGGGGC CATGC GGGTGAGCC‐3′‐ biotin‐labelled
	Reverse: 5′‐GGCTCACCCGCATGGCCCCCGGGCGCCGCCGCCCCC GGCCCC‐3′‐ biotin‐labelled
Platelet‐derived growth actor‐BB (42 bp)	5′‐TTTAGCCCCATCCCTCATTCCCGGTGGGGTTTGGAACTTTCC‐3′‐ biotin‐labelled
	5′‐GGAAAGTTCCAAACCCCACCGGGAATGAGGGATGGGGCTAAA‐3′‐ biotin‐labelled