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Table 1 Oligonucleotide primer sequences for quantitative PCR assessment of Guinea pig myosin heavy chain mRNA

From: Evidence of changes to skeletal muscle contractile properties during the initiation of disease in the ageing guinea pig model of osteoarthritis

Gene name

Forward primer (5'–3')

Reverse primer (5'–3')

Amplicon size (bp)

MyH1 (MHC IIx)

TTCATCCAAATGCAGGAAAG

TCTTTATCTCAAAAGTCATAAATACAA

90

MyH2 (MHC IIa)

TGTGGAATGACCAGAGCAAG

CCTTTGCAATAGGGTAGGACA

85

MyH4 (MHC IIb)

TCCATCTACTGCTGCAACG

ACTCTGCAGATTTTATTTCCTTG

93

MyH7 (MHC I)

AAGTATCGCAAGGCTCAA

CCTTTCCTTAATTCCAAGC

129

  1. See Tonge et al. for a comprehensive assessment of primer specificity [36].