Table 2.

Primer sequences for gene expression analysis using qRT-PCR.

Adamts14	Forward	5′-aagctggaactcagccgtta-3’	SOX9	Forward	5′-ctagccttccttgcaaccag-3’
	Reverse	5′-aaggttctgaaagccaagca-3’		Reverse	5′-aatctgagagcctggggaat-3’
AHRR	Forward	5′-cagcaacatggcttctttca-3’	Tgfb2	Forward	5′-aatcctagccagggacgttt-3’
	Reverse	5′-gaagcactgcattccagaca-3’		Reverse	5′-tgcaggagcaaaaaggttct-3’
Btg2	Forward	5′-agctgtgaatcgctccagat-3’	Tgfb3	Forward	5′-gcaacttggaggagaactgc-3’
	Reverse	5′-agacaggcctgctcaacag-3’		Reverse	5′-gtcagaggctccaggtcttg-3’
Cnmd	Forward	5′-aagcagtgctccctctacca-3’	Acan	Forward	5′-ctacgacgccatctgctaca-3’
	Reverse	5′-ctctctccttcctgctggtg-3’		Reverse	5′-gctttgcagtgaggatcaca-3’
Col1a1	Forward	5′-tgctgccttttctgttcctt-3’	Gapdh	Forward	5′-agacagccgcatcttcttgt-3’
	Reverse	5′-aaggtgctgggtagggaagt-3’		Reverse	5′-cttgccgtgggtagagtcat-3’
Col3a1	Forward	5′-gtccacgaggtgacaaaggt-3’
	Reverse	5′-catcttttccaggaggtcca-3’