Mouse-specific genes analysed by PCR
| Gene | Accession number | Forward primer (5′–3′) | Reverse primer (5′–3′) |
| MMP-1a | NM_032006 | ccttcctttgctgttgcttc | ctccttgccattcacgtttt |
| MMP-1b | NM_032007 | gtgaatggcaaggaggtgat | ggtccaacgaggattgttgt |
| MMP-2 | NM_008610 | gtcgcccctaaaacagacaa | ggtctcgatggtgttctggt |
| MMP-3 | NM_010809 | cagacttgtcccgtttccat | ggtgctgactgcatcaaaga |
| MMP-7 | NM_010810 | cggagatgctcactttgaca | cagcgtgttcctctttccat |
| MMP-8 | NM_008611 | gccttcccagtacctgaaca | actccacatcgaggcatttc |
| MMP-9 | NM_013599 | cgtcgtgatccccacttact | aacacacagggtttgccttc |
| MMP-10 | NM_019471 | gaccccactcactttctcca | gggtgcaagtgtccatttct |
| MMP-11 | NM_008606 | ccctccaggtatggagtgaa | caggtcagttccctggttgt |
| MMP-12 | M82831 | ccaagcatcccatctgctat | ggtcaaagacagctgcatca |
| MMP-13 | NM_008607 | tttattgttgctgcccatga | ctctggtgttttgggatgct |
| MMP-14 | NM_008608 | ccgccatgcaaaagttctat | gcccaccttaggggtgtaat |
| MMP-15 | NM_008609 | cccacaggtcacaccttctt | ccagtacttggtgcccttgt |
| MMP-16 | NM_019724 | ggagacagttccccatttga | ccagctcatggactgctaca |
| MMP-17 | NM_011846 | cacccactttgatgacgatg | ccctggtagtacggttgcat |
| MMP-21 | NM_152944 | gactgggcagacagaaaagc | gagtcctgttgttgcggttt |
| MMP-25 | NM_001033339 | gctgactcgctatggctacc | cttccaaacactgccactca |
| MMP-28 | NM_001320300 | gaggcgtaagaaacgctttg | ccagaactccagtgctgaca |
| βactin | NM_007393.5 | agccatgtacgtagccatcc | ctctcagctgtggtggtgaa |