Table 2.

Primers for the real-time quantitative PCR amplifications

Primers	Oligo sequences 5′-3′
Osteocalcin-forward	GCTGCCCTAAAGCCAAACTCT
Osteocalcin-reverse	AGAGGACAGGGAGGATCAAGTTC
Osteopontin-forward	AGCAAGAAACTCTTCCAAGCAA
Osteopontin-reverse	GTGAGATTCGTCAGATTCATCCG
Osterix-forward	ATGGCGTCCTCTCTGCTTG
Osterix-reverse	TGAAAGGTCAGCGTATGGCTT
Runx2-forward	CCGCACGACAACCGCACCAT
Runx2-reverse	CGCTCCGGCCCACAAATCTC
Type I collagen-forward	GCAACAGTCGCTTCACCTACA
Type I collagen-reverse	CAATGTCCAAGGGAGCCACAT
GAPDH-forward	TCTCTGCTCCTCCTGTTCGA
GAPDH-reverse	GCGCCCAATACGACCAAATC