Table 1

List and sequence of primers

VariableSequenceProduct length (bp)
C-type natriuretic peptide
Sense5′-AACAGAGGCTTCTCCCGAAAA-3′149
Antisense5′-GTCTTGCACTCTAGCAGCGT-3′
Natriuretic peptide receptor-B
Sense5′-TGACCCCGACCTGCTGTTA-3′150
Antisense5′-CGAACCAGGGTACGATAATGG-3′
Natriuretic peptide receptor-C
Sense5′-AGACTACGCCTTCTTCAACATTG-3′90
Antisense5′-GCTTCAAAGTCGTGTTTGTCTCC-3′
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase II
Sense5′-GAACCTCACCACTGATGCTCT-3′104
Antisense5′-GCTCCTTCAAATGGTACTCCCG-3′
Neutral endopeptidase
Sense5′-AGAAGAAACAGCGATGGACTCC-3′93
Antisense5′-CATAGAGTGCGATCATTGTCACA-3′
Collagen-IV
Sense5′-GGACTACCTGGAACAAAAGGG-3′240
Antisense5′-GCCAAGTATCTCACCTGGATCA-3′
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Sense5′-GGAGCGAGATCCCTCCAAAAT-3′197
Antisense5′-GGCTGTTGTCATACTTCTCATGG-3′