Table 1.

List of primers used for RT-PCR experiments.

Gene	Forward primer 5′ to 3′	Reverse primer 5′ to 3′
GAPDH	ATG GGG AAG GTG AAG GTC G	TAA AAG CAG CCC TGG TGA CC
Sox9	TTC CGC GAC GTG GAC AT	TCA AAC TCG TTG ACA TCG AAG GT
Sox5	ATAAAGCGTCCAATGAATGCCT	GCGAGATCCCAATATCTTGCTG
Sox6	GGATGCAATGACCCAGGATTT	TGAATGGTACTGACAAGTGTTGG
Col1a1	AGGGCCAAGACGAAGACATC	AGATCACGTCATCGCACAACA
Col2a1	GGCAATAGCAGGTTCACGTACA	CGATAACAGTCTTGCCCCACTT
Col Xa1	GAC TCC CTC CTC ACT GTC GC	AGG GAA GTC TCC CTC ACT TGT
RunX2	AGT GAT TTA GGG CGC ATT CCT	GGA GGG CCG TGG GTT CT