Table 1.

Primers used for RT-PCR

Primer set	Sequence	PCR product (bp)
PROLACTIN
Sense	5′ AGC CAG GTT CAT CCT GAA A 3′	99
Antisense	5′ TTC TCA GAG CGG AAA GAC GA 3′
IGFBP-1
Sense	5′ ATC ACA GCA GAC AGT GTG AGA 3′	71
Antisense	5′ CCA CGC AGA TGG GAA CCT TA 3′
CONNEXIN-43
Sense	5′ TTA AGC AAA AGA GTG GTG CCC 3’	179
Antisense	5′ GAC CCC TCT ACT CGT CAG AC 3’
TIMP-1
Sense	5′ GGG CTT CAC CAA GAC CTA CA 3’	71
Antisense	5′ TGC AGG GGA TGG ATA AAC AG 3’
TIMP-2
Sense	5′ GAA GAG CCT GAA CCA CAG GT 3’	85
Antisense	5′ GGG GGA GGA GAT GTA GCA C 3’
TBP
Sense	5′ TGC ACA GGA GCC AAG AGT GAA 3’	132
Antisense	5′ CAC ATC ACA GCT CCC CAC CA 3’
B2-MICROGLOBULIN
Sense	5′ TGC TGT CTC CAT GTT TGA TGT ATC T 3’	86
Antisense	5′ TCT CTG CTC CCC ACC TCT AAG T 3’
RPL13A
Sense	5′ CCT GGA GGA GAA GAG GAA AGA GA 3’	125
Antisense	5′ TTG AGG ACC TCT GTG TAT TTG TCA A 3’