Table 1
Primer sequences for the investigated genes
Gene symbol	Gene IDa	Size (bp)	Primer sequence (5’ to 3’)
ACTB	396526	ca. 169	forward: GTCCACCTTCCAGCAGATGT
			reverse: ATAAAGCCATGCCAATCTCG
EEF1A2	419244	ca. 85	forward: AGCAGACTTTGTGACCTTGCC
			reverse: TGACATGAGACAGACGGTTGC
FGF2	396413	ca. 151	forward: GGCACTGAAATGTGCAACAG
			reverse: TCCAGGTCCAGTTTTTGGTC
VEGFA	395909	ca. 194	forward: TGAGGGCCTAGAATGTGTCC
			reverse: TCTTTTGACCCTTCCCCTTT

^aNCBI resources.

Hotowy et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2012 7:418   doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-418