Table I.

Primers used for PCR for the present study.

Genes	Sequence (5′-3′)	Size (bp)
ACTB	F: AGCGAGCATCCCCCAAAGTT	285
	R: GGGCACGAAGGCTCATCATT
TNNT2	F: TTCACCAAAGATCTGCTCCTCGCT	166
	R: TTATTACTGGTGTGGAGTGGGTGTGG
TNNI3	F: CTGCAGATTGCAAAGCAAGA	379
	R: CCTCCTTCTTCACCTGCTTG
MYL7	F: GAGGAGAATGGCCAGCAGGAA	450
	R: GCGAACATCTGCTCCACCTCA
MYL2	F: ACATCATCACCCACGGAGAAGAGA	247
	R: ATTGGAACATGGCCTCTGGATGGA
Bax	F: CCCCCGAGAGGTCTTTTTCC	160
	R: TGTCCAGCCCATGATGGTTC
Bcl-2	F: GAACTGGGGGAGGATTGTGG	164
	R: AAAGCCAGCCTCCGTTATCC
Caspase-3	F: GGGGATTGTTGTAGAAGTCTAACT	178
	R: AATAACCAGGTGCTGTGGAGTA
Caspase-8	F: ATTAGGGACAGGAATGGAACAC	180
	R: GGAGAGGATACAGCAGATGAAG

ACTB, β-actin; TNNT2, troponin T type 2; TNNI3, troponin I type 3; MYL7, myosin light chain 7; MYL2, Myosin light chain 2; F, forward; R, reverse.