Table 1 Primer sequences used for quantitative real-time PCR reactions.

Hsp27

F: 5'-GCCGCACCAGCCTTCAGC-3'

R: 5'-CACGCCTTCCTTGGTCTTCACT-3'

Caspase 3

F: 5'-ATGGGAGCAAGTCAGTGGAC-3'

R: 5'-CGTACCAGAGCGAGATGACA-3'

Caspase 8

F: 5'-TGAAGGACAGAAAAGGAACAGA-3'

R: 5'-CTTGTCACCGTGGGATAGGATA-3'

Caspase 9

F: 5'-GGCGGAGCTCATGATGTCTGTG-3'

R: 5'-TTCCGGTGTGCCATCTCCATCA-3'

Cytochrome c

F: 5'-GGAGGCAAGCATAAGACTGG-3'

R: 5'-GTCTGCCCTTTCTCCCTTCT-3'

Bmp15

F: 5'-CTGACGACCCTACATTGCCCT-3'

R: 5'-TGTACATGCCAGGAACCTCTGG-3'

Gdf9

F: 5'-TCCCAAACCCAGCAGAAGTC-3'

R:5'-GGAGGAGGAAGAGGCAGAGTTG-3'

GAPDH

F: 5'-AGGTTGTCTCCTGCGACTTCA-3'

R: 5'-GGGTGGTCCAGGGTTTCTTACT-3'

beta-actin

F:5'-GAGACCTTCAACACCCCAGC-3'

R:5'-ATGTCACGCACGATTTCCC-3'