Supplemental Table 1. Sequences of primers used in real-time PCR Species Genes Primer sequences (5’→3’) Size(bp) Rabbit GAPDH GTCATCATCTCAGCCCCCTC 99 GGATGCGTTGCTGACAATCT COL1A1 GCGGTGGTTACGACTTTGGTT 139 AGTGAGGAGGGTCTCAATCTG COL2A1 CAGGCAGAGGCAGGAAACTAAC 132 CAGAGGTGTTTGACACGGAGTAG COL10 ATCAGCCACTGGGAAGCC 72 TTCGGTCCACTTGGTCCTC ACAN ATGGCTTCCACCAGTGCG 127 CGGATGCCGTAGGTTCTCA SOX9 GTACCCGCACCTGCACAAC 100 TCCGCCTCCTCCACGAAG CCNA2 TGACTTAGCTGCACCAACGG 195 CCCGTGACTGTGTAGAGTGC MCM6 CAAGACAGGGACATCGCACT 178 GAGGTCCAGGCATGGTAAGG RAD21 GACTCACCCAGTTCACCCAG 128 CACAAACTGGGTTTCGGCAG STAG1 TTGCGAACATCGGGACATCT 246 GCTGAATTGTTGGGCCACAT EXO1 CAGCTTCTTCGTGAGGGGAA 111 TCCCTGAGACCTAGCAGCTT human GAPDH CTATAAATTGAGCCCGCAGC 143 GACCAAATCCGTTGACTCCG COL1A1 GCTTCACCTACAGCGTCACT 154 AAGCCGAATTCCTGGTCTGG COL2A1 TGAGCCATGATTCGCCTCG 110 CCCTTTGGTCCTGGTTGCC COL10 CGCTGAACGATACCAAATGCC 258 TTCCCTACAGCTGATGGTCC ACAN CTACACGCTACACCCTCGAC 216 ACGTCCTCACACCAGGAAAC SOX9 AAGCTCTGGAGACTTCTGAACG 133 CGTTCTTCACCGACTTCCTCC CCNA2 CTGGTGGTCTGTGTTCTGTGA 137 TGCCAGTCTTACTCATAGCTGA MCM6 CCAGTGGTAAAGCGTCCAGT 268 CCACTGATTGGGTTTGCTGC RAD21 GCTGCCGCAAAGTTCTACAG 101 GGTCCAGGTGTTGCGATGAT STAG1 ACAGATGCTGTACACCGTTCA 183 GGCAGGGCATGAAATAAGTGG