Table 1.

Primer sequences used for real-time PCR experiments.

Name	Forward 5′-3′	Reverse 5′-3′
Type 1 Col	AAGGCTTCAAGGTCCCCCTGGTG	CAGCACCAGTAGCACCATCATTTC
Type 2 Col	GGCAATAGCAGGTTCACGTACA	CGATAACAGTCTTGCCCCACTT
Aggrecan	ACTTCCGCTGGTCAGATGGA	TCTCGTGCCAGATCATCACC
GAPDH	GGCGATGCTGGCGCTGAGTAC	TGGTTCACACCCATGACGA
Oct4	GCAGCGACTATGCACAACGA	CCAGAGTGGTGACGGAGACA
Sox2	CATCACCCACAGCAAATGACA	GCTCCTACCGTACCACTAGAACTT
Nanog	CCTGTGATTTGTGGGCCTG	GACAGTCTCCGTGTGAGGCAT
Rex1	TGAAAGCCCACATCCTAACG	TATAACCGCTTTTGGGGTTG