Table 2.

Sequences of primers for quantitative RT-PCR.

Gene	Primers	Sequences	Amplicon size (bp)
β-Actin	Forward	5′-CCCATCTATGAGGGTTACGC-3′	150
	Reverse	5′-TTTAATGTCACGCACGATTTC-3′
HIF-1α	Forward	5′-TGACCACTGCTAAGGCATCA-3′	111
	Reverse	5′-GGCTCCTTGGATGAGCTTTG-3′
VEGF	Forward	5′-TTGAGACCCTGGTGGACATC-3′	116
	Reverse	5′-CTCCAGGGCTTCATCATTGC-3′
Notch1	Forward	5′-GTGTGAGTCCAACCCTTGTG-3′	176
	Reverse	5′-ATTTGTACCCAGCGACATCA-3′