Primers for the different genes.

<p>Forward and reverse primers used for quantitative real-time PCR. Abbreviations: <i>Anp</i>: Atrial natriuretic peptide; <i>Bnp</i>: Brain natriuretic peptide; <i>α-Mhc</i>: α-Myosin heavy chain; <i>β-Mhc</i>: β-Myosin heavy chain; <i>α-Sma</i>: α-Smooth muscle actin; <i>Tgf-β1</i>: Transforming growth factor beta 1; <i>cTgf</i>: Connective tissue growth factor; <i>Il1</i>: Interleukin 1; <i>Mcp1</i>: Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; <i>Col1</i>: Collagen type I; <i>Col3</i>: Collagen type III; <i>Rpl32</i>: Ribosomal protein L32.</p><p>Primers for the different genes.