| DXA | Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry |
| UHPLC-MS/MS | Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| PAM | PI3K/AKT/mTOR |
| BMD | Bone Mineral Density |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| SPF | Specific Pathogen-Free |
| BV/TV | bone volume fraction |
| Tb.Th | trabecular thickness |
| Tb.N | trabecular number |
| Tb.Sp | trabecular bone spacing |
| SMI | structure model index |
| EUTM | Electronic Universal Testing Machine |
| Fmax | maximum load |
| dmax | maximum deflection |
| CTX I | Cross Linked C-Telopeptide of Type I Collagen |
| BALP | Bone Alkaline Phosphatase |
| PINP | Propeptide of Type I Procollagen |
| PTH | Parathyroid Hormone |
| BGP | Bone Gla-protein |
| CT | Calcitonin |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium Ammonium Bromide |
| TRAP | Tartrate-resistant Acid Phosphatase |
| HAPC | High-altitude Polycythemia |
| cADPR | cyclic ADP-ribose |
| GSEA | Gene Set Enrichment Analysis |
| dAMP | deoxyadenosine monophosphate |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| EP4 | Prostaglandin E2 receptor 4 |