| Spry | Sprouty |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| pERK | phospho-extracellular-signal-regulated kinases |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinases |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PLCγ | Phospholipase C gamma |
| PIK3 | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| CFP | Cyan florescence protein |
| RAF | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| MDM2 | Murine double minute 2 |
| FCS | fetal calf serum |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| wt | wild-type |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| DMEM | Dulbeccos Modified Eagle Medium |
| ATCC | American-type cell culture |