Table 3.

Primer sequences used for RT-qPCR.

Gene		Primer Sequence	Amplicon length
COL2A1	Rabbit-specific	F: 5'-AACACTGCCAACGTCCAGAT-3'	95
		R: 5'-CTTCATCCAGGTAGGCCACG-3'
	Cross-species	F: 5'-CGCCATGAAGGTTTTCTGCAAC-3'	103
		R: 5'-TCTTGCTGCTCCACCAGTTC-3'
ACAN	Rabbit-specific	F: 5'-GGTCTGGACAGGTGCTATGC-3'	95
		R: 5'-GGTAGACGGTTCTCACACCG-3'
	Cross-species	F: 5'-ACTGCGTGGTGATGATCTGG-3'	112
		R: 5'-GGCCACTGTGCCCTTTTTAC-3'
COL10A1	Rabbit-specific	F: 5'-CCGCCTGGGTTAGATGGAAA-3'	107
		R: 5'-CCTCTAACTCCAGCGTCACC-3'
	Cross-species	F: 5'-GCTCCTGGCTTTGGGAAAC-3'	92
		R: 5'-TGTTCCCCTTTGGCACCTG-3'
MMP13	Rabbit-specific	F: 5'-CCTTAGGGCTTGACCACTCC-3'	109
		R: 5'-TGGATTCCTTGCACATCGTCA-3'
	Cross-species	F: 5'-GCCCATGAGTTTGGCCATTC-3'	149
		R: 5'-TCTCCTGGACCATAGAGAGACTG-3'
GAPDH	Rabbit-specific	F: 5'-ATCAAGTGGGGTGATGCTGG-3'	109
		R: 5'-TGATGACCCTTTTGGCTCCG-3'
	Cross-species	F: 5'-TGTTTGTGATGGGCGTGAAC-3'	82
		R: 5'-AAGCAGTTGGTGGTGCAG-3'