Table 1.

Primers sequences used for RT-PCR analyses

Name		5→sequence→3	Product size	NCBI Reference Sequences(Ref Seq)
GAPDH	Sense	CCAGAACATCATCCCTGCCT	185	NM_00125679
	Antisense	CCTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTG
COL2A1	Sense	TCCACGGAAGGCTCCCAGAA	141	NM_001844.5
	Antisense	CCTGCTATTGCCCTCTGCCC
Aggrecan	Sense	CCTCTGGACAACCAGGTATTAG	97	NM_001135
	Antisense	CCAGATGTTTCTCCACTCAGAT
SOX9	Sense	GAGCTGAGCAGCGACGTCAT	130	NM_000346.4
	Antisense	CGTAGCTGCCCGTGTAGGTG
KRT19	Sense	GGAAGACACACTGGCAGAAA	112	NM_002276.5
	Antisense	CTCACTATCAGCTCGCACATC
PAX1	Sense	CCGCTCGCTATGGAGCAGAC	204	NM_001257096.1
	Antisense	GGAGCCGGTCTCGTTGTAGC