Table 1.

Primer sequences used in qRT-PCR analyses.

Gene Name	Forward and Reverse Sequence
Sox-9-F	5′-TCAACGGCTCCAGCAAGAACAAG-3′
Sox-9-R	5′-CTCCGCCTCCTCCACGAAGG-3′
Col II-F	5′-ACGCTCAAGTCGCTGAACAACC-3′
Col II-R	5′-ATCCAGTAGTCTCCGCTCTTCCAC-3′
Aggrecan-F	5′-CTGATCCACTGTCCAAGCACCATG-3′
Aggrecan-R	5′-ATCCACGCCAGGCTCCACTC-3′
Col X-F	5′-TGATCCTGGAGTGGGAGGAG-3′
Col X-R	5′-GGGATACCTGGTGGTCCAAT-3′
β-actin-F	5′-GTAAAGACCTCTATGCCAACA-3′
β-actin-R	5′-GGACTCATCGTACTCCTGCT-3′

Abbreviations: F, Forward sequence; R, Reverse sequence.