Table 1.

Primer sequences used for evaluation of apoptotic gene expression by quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Gene name	Gene sequence (5'→3')	Product length (bp)
Bax
Forward	CCCGAGAGGTCTTTTTCCGAG	144
Reverse	TGGTTCTGATCAGTTCCGGC
Bcl-2
Forward	GTTCCGCGTGATTGAAGA	191
Reverse	CCCGGTTATCGTACCCT
p21
Forward	GGCACCCTAGTTCTACCTCA	245
Reverse	CTCCTTGTTCCGCTGCTAAT
p53
Forward	CGTGTGGAGTATTTGGATGAC	101
Reverse	TTGTAGTGGATGGTGGTACAGTC
β-actin
Forward	AAAACTGGAACGGTGAAGGT	130
Reverse	AACAACGCATCTCATATTTGGAA