| AAV | adeno-associated virus |
| ALHS | anti-LH serum |
| Al(OH)3 | aluminum hydroxide |
| b.w. | body weight |
| CL | corpus luteum |
| cZP | crude porcine zona pellucida |
| CP | complete Freund’s adjuvant |
| CP-20 | CP-20 adjuvant |
| DA | deslorelin acetate |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| E2 | estradiol |
| eCG | equine chorionic gonadotropin |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GnRH | gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| i.m. | intramuscular |
| i.v. | intravenous |
| KLH | keyhole limpet hemocyanin |
| KP-10 | kisspeptin-10 |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LH-R | luteinizing hormone receptor |
| LH-RH | luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone |
| MA | megestrol acetate |
| MAL | luteal Hhrmone |
| mL | milliliters |
| NaCl | sodium chloride |
| P4 | progesterone |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| pZP | porcine zona pellucida |
| SIZP | soluble isolated zona pellucida |
| s.c. | subcutaneous |
| STAR | steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| TT-KK-pZP3 | promiscuous T cell epitope of tetanus toxoid conjugated with pZP3 |
| ZP | zona pellucida |