Table 2.

Real-time quantitative RT-PCR primers used in the present study.

Gene	Forward	Reverse
ANP	5′-ACCTGCTAGACCACCTGGAG-3′	5′-CCTTGGCTGTTATCTTCGGTACCGG-3′
BNP	5′-GAGGTCACTCCTATCCTCTGG-3′	5′-GCCATTTCCTCCGACTTTTCTC-3′
α-MHC	5′-TGCACTACGGAAACATGAAGTT-3′	5′-CGATGGAATAGTACACTTGCTGT-3′
β-MHC	5′-ACTGTCAACACTAAGAGGGTCA-3′	5′-TTGGATGATTTGATCTTCCAGGG-3′
GAPDH	5′-AGAACATCATCCCTGCATCC-3′	5′-AGTTGCTGTTGAAGTCGC-3′

ANP: atrial natriuretic polypeptide; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; α-MHC: α-myosin heavy chain; β-MHC: β-myosin heavy chain; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.