Table 1 Sequence of the primers used in the study

HIF-1α

Sense: 5′- ATGTGACCATGAGGAAATGAGAGAA-3′

186

Antisense: 5′- ACGTGAATGTGGCCTGTGCA -3′

VEGF

Sense: 5′-TGCACCCACGACAGAAGGGGA-3′

364

Antisense: 5′-TCACCGCCTTGGCTTGTCACAT-3′

SDF-1α

Sense: 5′-AGATGCCCCTGCCGATTCTTTG-3′

118

Antisense: 5′-TGTTGTTGCTTTTCAGCCTTGC-3′

β-actin

Sense: 5′-TCAGGTCATCACTATCGGCAAT-3′

432

Antisense: 5′-AAAGAAAGGGTGTAAAACGCA-3′

SRY

Sense: 5′-TCTGCTCCTACCTATGCCAACA-3′

22

Antisense: 5′-GAGGGAACTCAGTATCCAAACCA-3′