Gene name Amplicon (bp) Sense Sequence (5'to3') Length (bp) Tm
TRAP 162 F CGGAGAGGTAACCAAGAACAAG 22 60.2
R TGTGACCGTCTATTTCGTCATC 22 60
Osteocalcin 119 F TCTCTCGCTCTCCCTCTAACAC 22 60.2
R TCTATTCTGCAAGGCTTTTTGG 22 60.6
Mef2c 158 F ACCCACAAATACACAACACAGG 22 59.7
R GTCTGAAATGGAACCCTATTGC 22 59.8
β-actin 133 F GAAAGACAGCTACGTGGGAGAC 22 60.2
R CTCGTTGTAGAAGGTGTGATGC 22 59.8
Heat shock protein 90 B 232 F CGACTTCATCAAGCTGTTTGTC 22 59.9
R CTTGTCGTTGTACTGCTCTTCG 22 60.1
Table 2: Primer sequences, product sizes and annealing temperature (Tm) of selected genes for RT-qPCR.