| AGRF | Australian Genome Research Facility |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| F2R | Coagulation factor II receptor |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| FT | Fallopian tube |
| GPCRs | G-protein coupled receptors |
| GSEs | Genomic spatial events |
| HGSOC | High-grade serous ovarian cancer |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| KM Plot | Kaplan–Meier plot |
| LGSOC | Low-grade serous ovarian cancer |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| ns | Non-significant |
| OS | Overall survival |
| OSE | Ovarian surface epithelium |
| PAR1 | Protease-activated receptor 1 |
| PARs | Protease-activated receptors |
| PFS | Progression-free survival |
| RAH | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Rap1/MAPK | Ras-associated protein 1/Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SDHA | Succinate dehydrogenase complex flavoprotein subunit A |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TMA | Tissue microarray |