Table 1.

List of oligonucleotide primers used for real-time PCR analysis.

Gene(GeneBank ID)	Primer sequence (5′→3′)	Tm (℃)	Product size (bp)
Cx37 NM_021654	Antisense: GAAGAAGTGGTCGTAGCA, Sense: AGGAGTAGAAGGGAAAGC	53.5	314
Cx40 NM_019280	Antisense: CAATCTTCCCGTTCACCT-3′, Sense: TCTCCCACATTCGTTACTG	53.1	213
Cx43 NM_012567	Antisense: AGAGCACTGACAGCCACA, Sense: TCCAAGGAGTTCCACCAA	52.9	156
β-actin NM_031144	Antisense: TCCTTCTGACCCATACC, Sense: TTTGTGCCTTGATAGTTCG	55.6	260