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. 2025 Oct 31;17(21):3507. doi: 10.3390/cancers17213507
AVPV Anteroventral Periventricular Nucleus
AFFF Aqueous Film Forming Foam
BAX BCL2 Associated X Protein
BCL-2 B-Cell Lymphoma 2
BRCA1 Breast Cancer 1 Gene
BRCA2 Breast Cancer 2 Gene
cAMP Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
CDK Cyclin-Dependent Kinase
CREB cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein
CYP Cytochrome P450 (CYP450)
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
E2 Estradiol
ER Estrogen Receptor
ERK Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
FOXO1 Forkhead Box Protein O1
FSH Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
FSH. Same as above (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone)
GnRH Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
GPR30 G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor 30 (also known as GPER1)
GSH Glutathione
GSK-3β Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Beta
GST Glutathione S-Transferase
H3K14 Histone H3 Lysine 14 (site of acetylation or methylation)
HDACs Histone Deacetylases
HER2 Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2
HO Heme Oxygenase
HO-1 Heme Oxygenase-1
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IGF1R Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor
ITGB3 Integrin Beta 3
JNK c-Jun N-terminal Kinase
LBD Ligand-Binding Domain
LH Luteinizing Hormone
MAPKs Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
MCF-10A Human Non-Tumorigenic Mammary Epithelial Cell Line
MMP Matrix Metalloproteinase
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells
NF-κB, Same as above
p38 p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK)
P4 Progesterone (also known as Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione)
PARP Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase
PFAS Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
PFHpA Perfluoroheptanoic Acid
PFOA Perfluorooctanoic Acid
PFOS Perfluorooctane Sulfonate
PFPA Perfluoropentanoic Acid
PPARα Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha
PIN Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia
ATP Adenosine Triphosphate
PKA Protein Kinase A
POI Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
PR Progesterone Receptor
PSA Prostate-Specific Antigen
PTEN Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
StAR Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein
TNBC Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WNT1 Wingless-Type MMTV Integration Site Family Member 1
XA10 Xanthine Dehydrogenase/Aldehyde Oxidase 1 (also known as xanthine oxidase homolog, depending on context)