| 18S | 18S ribosomal RNA |
| 2D | two-dimensional |
| 2D-GelyP | Cells cultured on a surface coated with 0.1% gelatin-peptone surface |
| 2D-Coll | Cells cultured on a coated surface with a thin layer of type I collagen surface |
| 2D-TC | Cells cultured on standard tissue culture-treated plastic surfaces |
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| 3D-Coll | Three-dimensional sandwich method of cultivation in collagen type I |
| 3Rs | Reduction, Refinement, and Replacement |
| Alb | Albumin |
| AML12 | Mouse hepatocytes alpha mouse liver 12 |
| Actb | β-actin |
| B2M | Beta-2 microglobulin |
| BK | BestKeeper index |
| cDNA | Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Ct | Cycle threshold |
| ΔCt | delta Ct |
| ΔΔCt | delta delta Ct |
| CV | coefficient of variation |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| Gapdh | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HKG | Housekeeping genes |
| Hmbs | Hydroxymethylbilane synthase |
| Hprt | Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase |
| ITS | Insulin–transferrin–selenium |
| MHC I | Major histocompatibility complex class I |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| Ppia | Peptidylprolyl isomerase A |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| Rplp0 | Ribosomal protein, large, P0 |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| TBP | TATA-box binding protein |
| Ywhaz | Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, zeta polypeptide |