Table 1.

Primer sequences of ligament-related and bone-related genes.

Target	Forward: 5'→3'	Reverse: 5'→ 3′
Collagen I	CTCCAGGGTTCCAACGAGAT	CATGCCGAATTCCTGGTCTG
Collagen III	CCCAACCCAGAGATCCCATT	CCAGTAGGGCAGGATTCACA
Fibronectin	AAACTCTGCTCCCCATCCTC	TAGCTTTGTGGTCTCCTGGG
Tenascin-C	TACAAGCTGAAGGTGGAGGG	TCTCCCCATCAGGTTGACAC
ALP	TGAGCCCAGACCCTACAG	CAGATGCTGCGTTGAGC
OCN	ACCGAGACACCATGAGAGC	GCTGCACCTTTGCTGGA
OPN	CTCCATTGACTCGAACGAC	GTGAAAACTTCGGTTGCTG
Runx2	CGAGGCAAGAGTTTCACC	GTTCCCGAGGTCCATCTAC
GAPDH	GTCGGAGTGAACGGATTTGG	TGACTGTGCCGTGGAATTTG

ALP = alkaline phosphatase; OCN = osteocalcin; OPN = osteopontin; Runx2 = runt-related transcription factor 2.