Selection of reliable reference genes for qPCR studies on chondroprotective action

BMC Molecular Biology

Table 6 Ranking of the reference genes as determined using the geNorm software tool.

The genes are ranked in order of their expression stability under the influence of glucosamine, curcumin and diacerein decreasing from top to bottom. The 2 most stable reference genes in each experiment cannot be ranked in order due to the required use of ratios for the calculation of gene expression stability. The reference genes proposed for comparing the 3 chondroprotective agents are displayed in bold letters.

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