Table 1.

Primers used for quantitative reverse transcription-PCR.

Gene	Primers (Forward/Reverse)
Mcsfr	(F) 5′- GGTGGCTGTGAAGATGCTAA -3′
	(R) 5′- AGGTCCTCCGTGAGTACAGG -3′
Nfatc1	(F) 5′- ATACCTGGCTCGGTAACACC -3′
	(R) 5′- CATGCTCCAGTGCTGTCTTT -3′
Cathepsin K	(F) 5′- CAGCAGAACGGAGGCATTGA -3′
	(R) 5′'- CTTTGCCGTGGCGTTATACATACA -3'
TRAP	(F) 5'- TTGCGACCATTGTTAGCCACATA -3'
	(R) 5'- TCAGATCCATAGTGAAACCGCAAG -3'
Runx2	(F) 5'- TCGGAGAGGTACCAGATGGG -3'
	(R) 5'- AGGTGAAACTCTTGCCTCGT -3'
ALP	(F) 5'- GCTGATCATTCCCACGTTTT -3'
	(R) 5'- ACCATATAGGATGGCCGTGA -3'
Osx	(F) 5'- GCTCGTAGATTTCTATCCTC -3'
	(R) 5'- CTTAGTGACTGCCTAACAGAGA -3'
Col1	(F) 5'- TGACTGGAAGAGCGGAGAGTA -3'
	(R) 5'- GACGGCTGAGTAGGGAACAC -3'
FOXO3a	(F) 5'- TAGGCTGCACTGGGGGGTAA -3' (R) 5'- ACTGATCAGAGCTACAAGAC -3′
GAPDH	(F) 5′- AGAACATCATCCCTGCATCC -3′
	(R) 5′- AGTTGCTGTTGAAGTCGC -3′